May Mentor Spotlight: Jennifer Lemmert
My journey as a mentor began in early 2010. God had been calling me to step out in faith and actively serve Him – I just wasn’t sure how or where. When I heard about Casa Chiri and its mission for kids in our community, I knew this was the path that He...Drop off donations for Parent Committee yard sale – May 11
Our active neighborhood Parent Committee is collecting items, May 11, for a yard sale they are hosting in Chirilagua. This group of parents is demonstrating incredible initiative and dedication to serving and empowering the families of Kids Club. Please join us in...Learning to love the tweenage way
Gossiping, excluding, dumping, demeaning, slandering, disparaging. These are all happening in the 4th/5th grade lives of my Bible study girls. I could say these actions are all done to them, but alas, my girls are also the doers. Every Monday, the girls gather on the...Kids Club Visits Woodbine Nursing Home
At Kids Club we are learning to love our neighbors, and that means learning to serve one another. In March, Kids Club kids visited Woodbine nursing home to sing, do crafts with the residents and just be a friend. Check out our photos form our visit:Mentoring: Vince Garcia
Marco and I first met about a year and half ago. It was by accident that I stumbled upon the mentoring program with Casa Chirilagua. I hadn’t intended to search for a mentorship program, but fate intervened. I found Casa when doing a search to donate some extra...
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.