Park Peeking
This school year has featured a lot of indoor play. “How long have we been waiting for the park to be finished?” a fourth-grader asked me one day while waiting for other buses to arrive. I counted quickly on my fingers. “Six months,” I said. “We’ve had...Acquire the Fire: Seed Was Scattered
Early in May we took sixteen middle schoolers to Acquire the Fire in Baltimore to give them a chance to experience corporate worship services geared toward youth and to give them another opportunity to hear the gospel and/or be further encouraged in their faith. It...Join Us at Port City Brewing Company On Wednesday, June 25!
Summer is just around the corner… are you ready? Here at Casa Chirilagua, we’re forecasting that bright days are ahead of us. Please join us for a happy hour at Alexandria’s own Port City Brewing Company at 3950 Wheeler Avenue, on Wednesday, June 25...Top 3 Things You Need to Know About Boundaries in Mentoring
This month marked our first on-going training session series for Casa Chirlagua mentors. Held on a Thursday night at our office, the session brought a great turnout. Speaking on boundaries in mentoring, Mariela Aguilar, a veteran mentor with 14 years of experience,...Talent Show Time
Talented at mimicry and as perceptive as a social psychologist, Pedro can have twelve kids rolling at the drop of a hat. Unfortunately, twelve kids rolling on the floor laughing during homework room is often what we try to curtail at Kids Club. They do say that in...
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.