The purpose behind the program
From Matthew’s kitchen to hundreds of families.
After becoming a BCBA, Matthew Hilley began volunteering his time to give back to his community, offering free parent-support classes in his kitchen. Parents told other parents. When the classes outgrew his home, they moved to Culpeper Baptist Church. Matthew’s work made the front page of the Culpeper Star-Exponent.
The fieldwork program grew from that commitment to service, rather than a goal of making money. It connects meaningful training for future BCBAs with free support for families, funded by trainees’ supervision fees.
Today, what began in Matthew’s kitchen reaches across three time zones and has supported hundreds of families. Free parent support remains at the heart of the practice, and that original purpose continues to guide every decision.
Read more about Matthew’s journey.