2013 Volunteer of the Year: Amy Reed
We have so many volunteers at Casa Chirilagua and that makes our Volunteer of the Year difficult to select. Over the past school year, Casa Chirilagua recorded over 100 regular volunteers who contributed over 3,000 hours of service time…and that’s just the time we...New Quintango partnership is a positive influence on Kids Club students
Due to exposure provided through Spring2Action, Casa Chirilagua has been blessed to build new partnerships in the community. One new opportunity, tango dance classes, presented itself through a partnership with local music group, Quintango. Tango lessons provided a...Teens Club students visit NYC
This past Saturday Teens Club rewarded 6 students for their hard work throughout the school year with a trip to New York City. It was a wonderful adventure! The group kicked off their NYC experience with lunch at a local pizza joint complete with a pizza tossing show....Kids Club Parent Committee blesses church with clean up day
As Kids Club came to a close, the Kids Club Parent Committee President approached Julio and said, “We need to host a painting and cleaning time with the parents. We must return the church like new.” What started off as a comment in passing became reality. At the end...Building an Inclusive Communal Vision
It was a little over five years ago when a mentor sat Emily and I down and said, “You need a 5 year vision with 5 goals so you can communicate your calling to the outside world and help others understand.” We prayed about it and then we sat down together...
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.