3rd Annual Year-End Celebration

On Saturday, June 9th Casa Chirilagua celebrated the achievement of our students as well as expressed our appreciation for our volunteers at our annual Year-End Celebration. Parents prepared Central American food for the celebration to express their thanks to the many...

Acquire the Fire

“Your love never fails, itnever gives up, it never runs out on me.” These were the words of the first song we heard as we entered the Baltimore arena for the 2012 Acquire the Fire conference. There was something about those words from the moment I heard...

D’s Corner: Extravagant Generosity

Dear Casa Chiri Family, Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 was an historic day for Casa Chirilagua. The staff are still pinching themselves to ensure that it was reality. Casa Chirilagua participated in a Razoo/ACT for Alexandria hosted one day online fundraising event called...

Volunteer Spotlight:Jennifer Zambrano

  In the fall of 2011, Jennifer Zambrano rolled into Kids Club on a regular basis to pick up her two younger siblings. Due to her level of maturity and the way she carried herself, it didn’t take Casa Chirilagua staff long to notice this poised 15 year old....

And The Winner Is….

Thanks to a generous donation and to some serious efforts by our kids we held our first ever Kids Club Writing Contest over the Spring Break.   23 kids took part and 15 students (3 students per grade) received cash prizes ($25 first place, $10 second place, $5 third...

Tell Them You Believe

The students asked if you believe in them and you responded with $40,000 in contributions to start a Middle School Program! We are asking one more thing from our donors. At Casa Chirilagua, we like to flip things upside down and we ask you to “put your mouth...