Kids Club visits the pumpkin patch!
Kids Club celebrates Fun Friday with a visit to the Burke Nursery & Garden Centre pumpkin patch! Watch this video to experience the fun: [youtube width=”560″...Casa Chirilagua’s board encouraged at annual meeting
“Casa gives us HOPE,” Leonora* remarked, walking through the streets of her neighborhood. “They believe in us even when we don’t believe we can do it,” she reflected about the staff, mentors and volunteers who’ve walked with her these past 5 years. Now the 9th grader...Bible study camping trip: leaving the comfort zone
By Julia Simerly Middle School Girls Bible Study leader and Casa Chirilagua Co-Founder When I heard that our Casa Bible study groups were going camping over Columbus Day weekend, I was torn. I wanted to be there for the middle school girls with whom I’ve built...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 Lupita, one of your new local leaders!
If there is a familiar and friendly face in the Chirilagua community, it’s Lupita and her dear mom. A native to Alexandria, Lupita has lived in Chirilagua since she was born. Her heritage is found in the diverse foods of Honduras, something both Lupita and her mother...
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.