Annual Christmas Celebration Highlights
It wouldn’t be the holiday season without our community gathering to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. And no Christmas Celebration is complete without a children’s pageant, photo booth and silly staff dance! Several people mentioned this was the...“What do you wish for?”
“What do you wish for?” little Josefina asked as she looked at me. “Was she talking to me?” I wondered. “Ms. D! What do you wish for?!?” I didn’t know how to respond. I asked,“Do you mean, what do I hope to have, like a birthday wish or a Christmas list?” “No!” she...Casa Chirilagua Christmas Celebration THIS Saturday!
Join us this Saturday, at 6:00pm at Grace Episcopal Church (3601 Russell Road, Alexandria) for our annual Christmas celebration. Each year at Christmastime we gather as a Casa family to celebrate the season and our community. Our students would love for you to see...Dear Casa Family Member,
How does a 4th grade student go from falling behind with schoolwork and exhibiting behavioral concerns to setting goals, receiving glowing reports from his teacher, and advancing two reading levels all in just one year? The answer: family. At Casa Chirilagua, were...Thanksgiving reminds us “At Casa, We’re Family.”
As a child, Thanksgiving at Grandpa and Grandma’s house was a highlight of the year. All my aunts, uncles and cousins would gather under the same roof of my grandparents’ modest home. Though space was limited, the love and joy were abundant as we maneuvered through...
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.