In Chirilagua, Leaders are Emerging
The local leadership program was developed as a year one initiative of Casa Chirilagua’s 3-year strategic direction plan. Together with members of the community, a plan was formed to invest in the development of individuals from our community, resulting in the...Local Leaders: Together, Transforming a Neighborhood
If you ask one of our Local Leaders how working at Casa this year has impacted their life, they will not likely answer by talking about themselves, but rather about the sense of empowerment they have to affect their younger peers in the neighborhood. They will say...Casa Chiri in the News!
Casa Chirilagua published in Alexandria Gazette! Click on http://bit.ly/read-the-casa-article-1 to read this op/ed written by our Mentoring Director Adriana Gomez! Scroll down to page 24. Want more information on becoming a mentor? See our FAQ sheet here. Interested...June Unity Verse: Ephesians 4:29
As a part of Casa Chirilagua’s Strategic Direction, the entire Casa family-our staff, our programs, the Parent’s Committee, our volunteers, our board and our extended family – is focusing on one verse per month for the next 5 months from Ephesians 4....
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.