Bright Futures Learning Services

09/25/2026

Access to ABA is complicated. If we want wait lists to decrease, we have to reimburse providers adequately.

Owner and CEO Jill Scarbro expresses the difficulty providers face. Bright Futures Learning Services “ can serve roughly ten percent of the families who contact it. “We are forced to make heartbreaking decisions about who gets care,” she said, “knowing that if we risk sinking our organization financially, no child will receive help.”

This is why we founded Community Autism Resources & Education Systems- CARES. We have to provide resources for families while working to change the system of care in WV.

https://acuity.news/regulation/west-virginia-medicaid-aba-rates-cpt-97153-workforce-shortage-2026/

09/25/2026

It was a pleasure hosting West Virginia Treasurer Larry Pack to talk about the need for expanded quality services and the work Community Autism Resources & Education Systems- CARES and Bright Futures Learning Services are doing to make a difference.

09/22/2026

07/24/2026

Please help us congratulate Olivia Gandee, BCBA!

Olivia has been with Bright Futures for nearly five years. She started with us as an RBT and built her career here, one step at a time.

She holds a Master's degree in School Psychology from Marshall University. Behavior analysis paired with school psychology is a powerful combination, and our learners feel the difference.

Right now Olivia is specializing in preparing children in our Foundations program for group instruction. That work helps them transfer their skills into school and community settings.

Congratulations, Olivia. We are proud of you!

07/10/2026

A huge THANK YOU to Dot Nutrition for generously donating drinks for our amazing staff at our Foundations location 💙🥤

Your kindness and support made our team's day a little brighter and reminded us how fortunate we are to be part of such a wonderful community. We truly appreciate your generosity!

06/10/2026

We couldn’t be more proud of the work our non-profit arm, Community Autism Resources & Education Systems- CARES is doing in our community. Thanks to everyone who worked to make CARES Sensory Circus a huge success!

06/09/2026

The science is beautiful. The industry isn’t always.

The NY Times story has families asking hard questions about their child’s ABA. Good, they should!

At Bright Futures, we welcome those questions, because the answers matter. Real assessment. Programs built for your child, not copied from the last one. Practitioners who are mentored, supervised, and accountable to the science.

This is the standard we hold ourselves to every day.

This piece tells parents exactly what to look for. Check it out then ask us anything about how we work to assure quality ABA services.

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Families living with autism need information, and confidence in their own observations, to keep autism services on the right track.

06/04/2026

We’re proud of the incredible work that Community Autism Resources & Education Systems- CARES does and can’t wait to serve our community at the Sensory Circus this Saturday!
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05/30/2026

Happy birthday Chloe Savilla (.savilla530 )! We hope your special day is half as awesome as the work you do at BFMA! Chloe is a legend at her job and is always putting in her best work for our kids. We hope you have an amazing cake day!

05/30/2026

There is no duty more sacred than caring for someone’s child. When a parent comes to an ABA center, they’re trusting providers with their child’s physical and mental wellbeing. Every behavior analyst, behavior technician, front desk worker, janitor, and CEO must protect that child and facilitate high-quality, evidence-based care. When an employee abuses a child, it’s an unforgivable breach of their sacred duty. These individuals must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. And provider organizations must be held accountable. Their systems must be investigated and reformed to mitigate any future abuse.

Last Saturday, The New York Times published “Short Naps, Long Hours: How Autism Clinics Squeeze Medicaid Dollars Out of Preschoolers,” an article on applied behavior analysis (ABA) services for children with autism. It highlighted evidence of abuse by individual providers, as well as raised questions about organizations prioritizing profits over care. The article also presented a misleading picture of the evidence base supporting ABA’s efficacy.

Read CASP's statement: https://www.casproviders.org/news/casp-responds-to-new-york-times-articles