The Car Ride Back
On November 11 one college student, five fifth graders and an adult leader took a trip to a ropes course at Camp Bennett in Maryland. For our LIT students, those who display leadership potential, this was an opportunity to practice problem solving and team building...D’s Corner
In the past month Casa Chirilagua had several new events to celebrate. We participated in the Alexandria Film Festival on November 4th. The Arlandria/Chirilagua (our neighborhood) venue had a great turnout. Mayor Euille and the Ambassador of El Salvador were in...Nov KC Update
Tales from the Potty Room Over the past 2 months, the toilet at Kids Club has clogged and overflowed 5 times. That’s been a lot of mopping! After the last flooding, one of our children confessed she had thrown a paper towel in the toilet. At that point we...Turkey Rally!
Several local churches are coming together to host the 2nd Annual Turkey Rally this year. This will be a time to bless Chirilagua families with God’s love through some family festival fun: food, games, Turkey “Pollo” baskets, and a short message....Volunteer Spotlight: Amelia Brown
“Can I work with Miss Amelia?” the children call out from the line in the hallway waiting to enter the study for homework time. Every Tuesday I hear the same thing. The Kids Club students LOVE Miss Amelia, and all of them want to work with her. Miss Emily...
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.