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...Spring2Prayer!
On April 17 Casa Chirilagua is taking part in a 24 hour Alexandria wide online fundraiser called Spring2ACTion, where we will be trying to raise $50,000 from over 500 donors to celebrate 5 years of Kids Club and help secure the next 5 years. But as James 1 states, we...Teens Club: Hour of Excellence
Change is good, but sometimes change can be uncomfortable. Shifting resources to a Wednesday evening meeting has allowed a more focused “hour of excellence”, opened the door to partner with Guitars not Guns, and has given some students the extra push they...D’s Corner: Striving to Keep Our Kids Safe
Over the past 6 months, Casa Chirilagua has risen to the challenge to take our child protection policy to the next level. Our staff and board invested many hours to develop and roll out our expanded and improved Child Protection Policy coupled with tracking systems to...Volunteer Spotlight: Darla Bardine
Darla Bardine joined the Casa Chirilagua board in January of 2012. From her first day of service, we knew she was serious, passionate, and committed to getting the job done. She was ready and willing to bring all of her skills to the table including her years...
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.