Webinars

Learn how this works — free, and on your own time

Sign up for a live Webinar and Q and A, or watch one of our concise webinar recordings then sign up for a free strategy session to discuss your individual situation.

Two live webinars

Choose your session — or join us for both

Both webinars are free and include live Q&A. Each one has its own sign-up form, so register below for the session you want — or sign up for both.

Webinar 1 · Live Q&A

Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 7:00 pm

LIVE Q&A — Ask Me Anything

An intimate, unscripted conversation — you bring the questions.

Join us live Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 7:00 pm for an intimate conversation with Lisa Escoto, the founder of Family-Run Individual Group Homes of Virginia, and mom, sponsor, roommate, and caregiver to her adult daughter, Elena, who lives with Angelman Syndrome.

Register: Ask Me Anything (Nov 12)

Reserve your spot and we’ll email you the login link and reminders.

Bring your questions and ask Lisa about:

Virginia’s Sponsored Residential program — the requirements, benefits, drawbacks, and the day-to-day reality of being a sponsor to an adult child with a disability
How to position yourself for a DD Community Living waiver despite their scarcity
How to use waiver funds and resources to create a meaningful life and purposeful activities for your adult child
Options for your child to continue living in the family home — even when you are no longer around to care for them
Anything else you need help with

This webinar will NOT be recorded, so you must show up live to get your questions answered and listen to others as well.

Before the webinar, if you haven’t already, please watch our 24-minute webinar “Your family home instead of a group home — and money to pay for it” to understand the basics of Virginia’s Sponsored Residential program, and maybe stimulate some questions.

When you’re ready to discuss your individual situation privately, book your free strategy session.

Webinar 2 · With All Needs Planning

Thursday, December 3, 2026 · 7:00 pm

Planning for “After You” — Waivers, Housing, and Wealth Planning

How to keep your disabled loved one’s care in place, even when you can’t be there to provide it.

Who will protect your loved one and care for them when you’re no longer able to? Join this free webinar for a practical look at benefits, housing, and support for a loved one with a disability, and learn how to build a plan and a team that work today and long into the future.

Register: Planning for “After You” (Dec 3)

Reserve your free spot and we’ll email you the login link and reminders.

What you’ll learn:

Waivers: how to apply, what each type covers, and which one fits your loved one now and later
Housing and support options: how your loved one can keep the arrangements you choose, even if you can’t manage them. Lisa Escoto will show how waiver funds can help your loved one stay in the family home instead of moving to a group home, now and in the future.
Your own safety net: why you can’t rely on the government’s one-size-fits-all approach, and how to secure the individualized care YOU choose
Special Needs Wealth Management: Dr. Kathy Matthews will discuss how All Needs Planning helps families access Medicaid waivers, Social Security, ABLE accounts, and recreational, social, and therapeutic programs

You’ll leave ready to:

Planning for housing isn’t just about where your loved one will live. It’s about building a life where they can thrive, today and for the future. Register now to reserve your free spot.

Your speakers

Lisa Escoto

Founder, Family-Run Individual Group Homes of Virginia

Draws on a lifetime as a government employee, government contractor, and special needs mom. She created a government-funded individual group home for her adult daughter, Elena, who lives with Angelman Syndrome, and now helps other families do the same.

Dr. Kathy Matthews

Founder, Chief Family Strategist & Advocate, All Needs Planning

She builds one coordinated plan in which investments fund the trust, the care, and the decades of support your loved one will need after you’re gone. Her team structures Special Needs Trusts and ABLE accounts to protect benefits, maps SSI and Medicaid changes at 18, 22, and beyond, and works directly with your attorneys on your estate plan.

On-demand library

Library of On-Demand Past Webinars

Missed a live session? Watch the full recording here, any time — no registration needed.

Recorded October 29, 2026

Creating a Meaningful Life for Adults with Disabilities

A meaningful adult life is built by combining what is important for the person — consistent routines, needed supports, safety, communication, and skill-building — with what is important to the person — relationships, interests, choices, belonging, enjoyment, and purpose.

With Lisa Escoto, Founder and President of Family-Run Individual Group Homes of Virginia, and Susan Keenan, Executive Director of Community Living Alternatives — practical, realistic ways families can think beyond school and day programming to create days filled with purpose, connection, choice, and the right supports.

Learn how to create a life where your loved one feels connected, supported, and valued by utilizing:

Medicaid-funded day programs

Routine, social connection, skill-building, and support outside the home.

Private programs and activities

Classes, recreation, fitness, or interest-based activities that reflect the person’s strengths and preferences.

Community Engagement or Community Coaching

Medicaid-funded support that helps the person participate more fully in real community life — not just be present in the community.

Everyday life activities

Errands, volunteering, hobbies, faith communities, friendships, household roles, and outings that build confidence, dignity, and belonging.

On demand

Additional recordings

Recorded August 6, 2026

Housing and Community Activity Options for Adults with Disabilities and their Families in Northern Virginia

A free interactive webinar with Lisa Escoto and Joy Charles, Community Builder at OSG (formerly Our Stomping Ground).

Access funding to support your loved one at home

How Virginia's Sponsored Residential program and Community Living (CL) waiver funds can help you turn your family home into an individual group home for your adult loved one with a disability.

Create community and connection

How OSG's activities and framework can help individuals with disabilities and their families build inclusive, meaningful community experiences.

More sessions coming

Check back here for additional webinars when they are scheduled.