6th Grader’s Legacy
On February 2nd, we held a training for Teens Club student-volunteers who would be helping tutor younger Kids Club students. The middle school kids showed up half awake, but after a small breakfast, they were fully present and eager to volunteer with the kids. When we...Volunteer Spotlight: Directiva de Padres
This month we highlight our Kids Club Directiva de Padres (Parent Board). These five leaders have worked incredibly hard over the past year to empower the parents to take more ownership and get more involved in Kids Club. From advocating for a bus stop for the kids in...Kids Club: God’s Children
For the month of January, we began a new Bible series looking at the stories of children in the Bible. This week, I asked the kids, “Does God know you by name?” They spoke an enthusiastic “Yes!” I asked them how they knew. They responded with...Teens Club New Structure
Two weeks ago, The Teens Club program launched a “new structure” that was an incredible success! Our volunteers were terrific with our students and one of our girls said, “Teens Club was so much fun!” Teens Club now meets once a week for an...Volunteer Spotlight: Nick Donner
Nick Donner first stepped up to volunteer at Casa Chirilagua when he heard we were starting a Middle School program, now called Teens Club. We had a basic structural idea in place but were starting work with a new age group, and we knew it wasn’t going to be...
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.