Marissa Salgado
Youth Programs Director: A California native now on the East Coast, Marissa leads alongside our Local Leaders directing all of our Youth Programs. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala, Marissa’s time was focused on Maternal and Child health concerns. She...Adriana Schellhaas
Executive Director: A Mexican-American born and raised in the border town of El Paso, Texas, Adriana began volunteering with Casa Chirilagua as an interpreter and mentor in 2011, then joined the staff in 2012. As Executive Director she helps bridge the gap between our...
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.