A Mentor’s Favorite Moment
We cherish the stories that mentors share with us about their experiences, what they learned, and the progress with their mentees. Here’s an excerpt from a mentor that volunteered over the 2013-14 year: My favorite moment in June was when my mentee and I...Join us for the 3rd Annual 5K Charity Run for Casa! [archive post]
2016 Casa Chirilagua 5k information & sign-ups can be found at bit.ly/casa5k2016 2016 5k volunteer opportunities can be found at bit.ly/casa5kvol 2014 5k: On the move to broaden its outreach, Christ the King, Grace...Marine Corps Marathon Charity Run & Partnership With Running Brooke
Running Brooke, an Alexandria organization that raises money to benefit at-risk children and their education, offered to partner with Casa by providing 8 charity bibs for the 2014 race. If you are interested in running the Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, Oct 26th to...Job Opening: Director of Youth Programs
Do you love working with youth? Are you passionate about Casa Chirilagua’s mission? If so, please consider applying for our Director of Youth Programs position. Download the job description here. If interested in applying, send your resume...Moving Onward and Upward After a Successful School Year
We made it through the 2013-2014 school year and we finished well! The past month has been filled with “last day of program” celebrations, volunteer appreciation activities, graduation and promotion ceremonies, year-end surveys, meetings with children, and a lot of...
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.