Casa Chiri’s Christmas Party 2012
On December 8, We were invited to celebrate Jesus in the manger. The fourth and fifth graders dramatized the Christmas story. They created their own beautiful scenery and Grace Community Church lent us their Christmas costumes. The setting was beautiful and so were...Teens Club: Rhythm
This month our students had the opportunity to participate in the creative process of making a video thanks to the help of one of our fantastic volunteers, Nick Donner. Nick worked with the students to create a video of Teens Club students sharing their...Kids Club: Thanksgiving and Christmas
In reflection of the past month, we have a lot to be thankful for at Kids Club. This year, the Directiva de padres/Parent Leadership Committee organized its first Thanksgiving Meal. I wish the dinner was videotaped (in today’s language...Courageous Challenges
Mentor Sarah Pimentel’s story about her mentee “Hi, Ms. Sarah, I moved.” The call came a few days before I was scheduled to meet Sergio, a student who I’d mentored for about 2 years at the time. Moved? Where? I wasn’t sure and was in the midst of transitions...
We are a community of people “learning together to love our neighbors as ourselves” in a Latino neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia.
As a faith-based Christian non-profit with a small staff and over 100 volunteers, we serve alongside more than 100 families and their children (1st-12th grades) each week through our community programs.