by Communications Director | Apr 14, 2021 | Stories, Uncategorized
Last year’s Spring2ACTion was an event like none of the other’s I had participated in before. Due to COVID, all our usual events had to be canceled- no party with our students and families, no prayer room at the community center, no staying up until 1am with the team...
by Communications Director | Feb 18, 2021 | Stories
“Elisa, would you, la chica, and Anthony like to go on a socially-distant walk with me?” I asked. “Sure!” she replied, “At what time?” “What about after work? Around 6 pm.” “Awesome, see you there.” Elisa, her daughter “la chica”, Anthony, and I...
by Communications Director | Jan 14, 2021 | Stories
“My voice has power.” In the fall of 2018, Casa Chirilagua staff gathered to cast the five-year vision plan of the organization. What took place in our community center became a series of conversations to get the pulse of...
by admin | Dec 18, 2020 | Stories
Imagine moving to a new country where you do not know how to speak the language and you’re starting 1st grade through a computer screen all by yourself in your home. That’s how Lucia* began her first year of school after her family recently immigrated from Guatemala....
by admin | Nov 20, 2020 | Stories
In my short time interning at Casa Chirilagua, I have learned so much from the Culture of Honor that staff and program participants seek to carry out as we live life together in the neighborhood. This month, we continue learning and...
by admin | Oct 15, 2020 | frontpage, Stories
This past month, members of the Chirilagua community had an opportunity to practice trust-building with members of the Alexandria Police Department. To connect with and understand the needs of our community, Chief Brown and a handful of other officers asked to come to...