A New First for Casa: Family Dinner Night!
While Kids Club students took to the Pumpkin Patch, their parents met for their monthly meeting, and a GCCC small group prepared the first of this year’s monthly family dinners! Initially, the community conceived the Family Dinners as a chance for families to enjoy...Adventures in Leadership-Kid’s Club Visits the Pumpkin Patch
The phrase “pushed out of the nest” usually does not conjure up the image of a pumpkin patch with thirty five kids and fifteen volunteers in tow. To be fair though, the three local leaders required little to no pushing two Fridays ago as they embarked upon their...Give a Student a Mentor for Christmas
Every time I read the monthly reports from our mentors I’m amazed at the many ways God works through our mentor-mentee relationships. Just this past month I read how one mentor is teaching her mentee Korean, another mentor has helped her mentee conquer her fear...Warm Friendship through a new Mentorship
One of my favorite parts of serving as Mentoring Director is the initial meeting between a mentee, the mentee’s family and the mentor. An ‘initial meeting’ is the meeting during which the family and mentor meet for the first time to officially kick...A legacy of leading with service and love: Celebrating Emily Mancia’s 7 years of building relational foundations
Seven years ago, a young woman from Pittsburgh moved into the Chirilagua community. With a bright smile and sunny energy, she lived her life among her neighbors. She listened to them, learning their stories and responding in love. Her warmth opened doors and sprouted...
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.