National Mentoring Month – Transforming Families
As a young woman living across the country from most of my family, I feel very fortunate to have found Casa Chirilagua and a new home away from home with my mentee and her family. My mentorship experience has not only been fun and allowed me to make meaningful...National Mentoring Month – A Story of Two Lives Transformed
I became a mentor because I wanted to assist families in my community. I became a mentor because I grew up looking up to some wonderful adult role models. I became a mentor because I wanted to volunteer in a way that made an impact in the long run. I did not become...2015 CTK 5K Fun Run Benefiting Casa! [archive post]
THIS EVENT HAS ENDED. FOR 2016 RACE INFORMATION: CLICK HERE Join the Casa Family on November 7th for the Casa 5K Fun Run at Cameron Run Regional Park at 9 AM! Register here: 2015 5K Registration Sign-up to volunteer...Calling All Casa Volunteers: Save the Dates!
Kids Club Starts on September 8th! Mandatory training for current and new Kids Club volunteers is scheduled for two dates (choose one): August 27th and Sep 2nd. Be on the lookout for an email from Concepción with more details! If you are interested in...Meet Camila, a Kids Club Emerging Leader
At Casa, our three-year strategic direction is to: “Develop local leaders who are confident, united, motivated, and empowered.” All of our programs serve that purpose, and Camila’s story is an example of how we see that strategic direction coming to...
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.