Facing Your Challenges
On Marcela’s* first day of the Summer Middle School program, things were not easy. Her leader Edgar remarks how she went home and, “Told her mom I was pushing her to the limit. But she actually liked it, her mom told me, ‘He makes me do things that I never thought I...Casa Chirilagua 5k: Registration Open
Your race to the finish makes great things happen for Casa Chirilagua! Meet new friends and do good by running, walking or volunteering this year. When you register and run, you’ll have a great time and play a huge role in supporting our work! ...Meet Mr. Leigh, Kids Club Volunteer of the Year
What words come to mind when we think of Mr. Leigh? Committed. FUN. Boisterous. Entertaining. LOVING. Mr. Leigh is committed. For 5 years he has served faithfully alongside our community. As a volunteer at Kids Club he shows up twice a week, and seldom if ever...Announcing Dawnielle’s sabbatical
Dear Casa friends & familia, I am excited to announce that after 10 years of life in Chirilagua, the Casa Chirilagua board of directors has granted me a three month sabbatical! As you read this I am in the first week of my sabbatical. I am...Pause. Celebrate. Together.
In front of her peers and community, Anna’s* mother and father begin their address to her, “Dear Anna—,” immediately they pause to collect themselves, their eyes welling up with tears. “We want to congratulate you on your first achievement in school. Your education is...
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.