Stories from the Mentoring community

  “Ms. Adriana! I want to tell you about my mentor! You know what we did? We wrote a story together! All by ourselves. It is our OWN story!”, Elisa, one of our 2nd graders, exclaimed to me on my last visit to Kids Club.   I recently touched based...

Casa Mentoring in the Alexandria Gazette

Did you catch our mentoring story in the Alexandria Gazette? Our superstar mentor, Jennifer, sent a story about her and her mentee to the paper. We’re thrilled to see stories from the community in print! Thanks Jen! Read the full story Jen wrote below or the...

When Effective trumps Efficient

One mantra we often utilize around the Casa office is, “It’s not efficient but it’s effective.” When we have an extremely high attendance rate at a parent meeting after many individual phone calls and house visits, we repeat to ourselves, “It’s not efficient but it’s...

Downward Dog and the Kennedy Center

Our Monday night programming for Teens Club was created with the intent of broadening our students’ exposure to new ideas, hobbies, and skills. With that in mind, we were excited to offer a yoga class throughout the month of January. Lisa Martinez, a licensed...