by admin | Apr 30, 2014 | Connections, Stories
It was 5:30 PM on a Friday afternoon when the Kids Club kids boarded my bus after their field trip to the Natural History museum. Ms. Liz stepped aboard to pass out a snack to each of the students: one package of Nature Valley granola bars. As Liz walked away from our...
by admin | Apr 29, 2014 | Mentoring, Stories
Every month we gather as a staff to select our Volunteer of the Month. With so many superstar volunteers it is always a tough choice, yet, each month one person or group stands out above the rest. This month we are pleased to announce Amelia Brown is our May Volunteer...
by admin | Apr 29, 2014 | Stories, Teens Club
During March, Teens Club had the opportunity to celebrate spring by building kites. Our students walked into Teens Club to find print outs of kite building directions, stacks of dowel rods, garbage bags, rolls of Caution/Cuidado tape, and string. Many were hesitant to...
by admin | Apr 16, 2014 | Connections, Stories
Thank you to each and every one of you who made the March 15th workshop a success. As a relational ministry, our people are the heart and soul of everything we do and the March 15th 8 Key Components of Christian Community Development Workshop was no exception. ...
by admin | Apr 3, 2014 | Mentoring, Stories
Join us in congratulating Tim Kuhn, one of our long-time star mentors, who received the Virginia Mentoring Partnership award for 2013 Mentor of the Year for his work with his Casa Chirilagua mentee. The Virginia Mentoring Partnership gives away two of these awards...
by admin | Apr 3, 2014 | Stories, Teens Club
The Kennedy Center sits just across the Potomac from our neighborhood, a building that everyone recognizes, but very few of our neighbors have ever entered. It is huge, beautiful, and provides a free program each evening at 6:00pm. Over the course of three...