From Loudoun Now: Join A Place To Be this Sunday for our 15th Anniversary Open House!  Running from 2 to 4pm, we’ll be featuring performances and speeches from APTB clients past and present.  We will also be debuting our new “Hall of Hope” – You won’t want to miss it!  This event is open to…

Thank you Country Zest and Style for helping us celebrate 15 years!  You can read their article on A Place To Be’s 15th anniversary on page 13 of the latest issue! Read More

For today’s volunteer spotlight, we talked to two new members of A Place To Be’s front desk team, Anvitha and Crisdeth! Anvitha is a brand new volunteer with A Place To Be, while Crisdeth is a seasoned volunteer stepping into a new position. Check out their thoughts on volunteering with A Place To Be! Tell…

Farris Hallaj brought down the house at the Loudoun County Social Collective’s Annual Christmas Tea in December with his rendition of an original song called See Me. Now that song along with a full slate of his original music has been compiled into an album called California Dream that he’ll release this month with the help of producer…

What is music therapy, and how does it work?Music therapy is the use of music to improve individuals’ and groups’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Music therapy can involve listening to music, playing instruments, singing, composing, improvising, or moving to music. Still, unlike music educators or musicians, music therapists are clinically trained to use music…

    A few weeks ago, my son and I attended a holiday performance organized by “A Place To Be” (https://aplacetobeva.org).  It is a non-profit based in Northern Virginia that believes in sustaining the power of music to inspire and transform.  Simply put, they help others heal and grow by using Music Therapy.  The show featured…

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