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...Stories from a Bible study leader: Soccer and Jesus
Rain, snow, cold, hot — no matter the weather, Tuesday evenings begin with a rousing game of high-octane soccer. Soccer brings goofing around together, camaraderie and competition, and flexing athletic prowess. Then we gather as a group and walk over to Mark’s house...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...In Memory of Bob Wright, former Kids Club volunteer
Within the Casa Chiri community, no one remembered him as “Bob Wright” he was simply “Grandpa Bob.” “He was everyone’s Grandpa!” was a common expression I heard when asking the Casa Chirilagua community for thoughts and reflections on his life. In spring of 2010, Bob...
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.