You can be a part of Casa Chirilagua by giving of your time. For more information, check out the volunteer opportunities under our wishlist or send your contact information and interest to info@casachirilagua.org
You can give of your talents, skills, and abilities whatever your place in life or profession. If you would like to connect your talents to a need, please join the Casa Chirilagua network by sending your name, contact information and a description of your gifts or abilities to info@casachirilagua.org.
You can give of your treasure through monetary donations or material goods. If you would like to be notified of needs in the neighborhood as they arise, please email us at info@casachirilagua.org asking us to add you to our “Resources to Needs” list or DONATE NOW
Have a heart for teaching and seeing 4th and 5th graders grow in Christ? We need a few women and men to lead or assist girls and boys Bible studies. Mondays 7-8p. Email Dawnielle
We need base ten blocks at Kids Club to help our kids understand place value and compliment what they are learning in school. Please help us out!
EmailCar Booster Seats! (It’s Virginia law that all children 7 and under must sit in a booster seat while riding in a car. We need booster seats for when our mentors meet with their kids!)
EmailEmily@casachirilagua.orgMany of our children have gone through experiences which require the healing counseling of a professional Christian child counselor who is bilingual in Spanish and English. If you have this gift to give, please contact us.
EmailDawnielle@casachirilagua.orgIf you have expertise in teaching reading, assessing, or setting reading curriculum, we need your help with creating Kids Club’s approach to developing kids’ reading skills.
EmailEmily@casachirilagua.orgWith more kids comes transportation growing pains! Please offer to be either a driver or loan your vehicle or both to help make field-trips possible.
Emailemily@casachirilagua.orgThe fundraising committee plans events that will gather people to get to know their neighbors in Chirilagua, what God is doing there, and give people an opportunity to come alongside Casa Chirilagua to build His Kingdom. Email for more info. Come join us!
Emailjanice@casachirilagua.orgCalling all young professionals! Meet other young professionals in the DC metro area who love Casa Chiri. This group will hold casual events to meet new people, fundraise and rally other young professionals to Casa Chirilagua’s cause. Get a group together to run the Marine Corps Marathon for us. Do a video-game tournament. Host a wine tasting mixer. Or whatever else you’re interested in for the Casa Chiri cause! Join the Meet-Up group: “Casa Chirilagua Young Professionals”.
EmailJanice@casachirilagua.orgFall ’11 and will need: 21 new mentors for incoming elementary school students and Assistants for small groups. Commitment Mentoring: One-on-one for 1 hour per week.
Small Group Assistant: 1-2 hours per week plus time preparing for small group meetings and connecting with kids during the week. (For 4th, 5th, and Middle School groups)
EmailDawnielle@casachirilagua.orgA large part of what we are doing in Alexandria, and the surrounding community, is trying to unite the body of Christ through involvement with Casa Chirilagua. It is our hope that the Lord will use us to connect the immigrant community and the local church body. We are looking for opportunities to share our story in services, sunday school classes, and small groups. Please contact Dawnielle if you would like her to meet with your church leadership or have her speak at a gathering at your place of worship.
Emaildawnielle@casachirilagua.orgHere is how it works. You invite 10 friends who would be interested in Casa Chirilagua and might be encouraged by our stories. You will provide the location, a group of friends, and a some nibbles (brunch, lunch, dinner or coffee and desserts…whatever your heart desires). We will show up, get to know your friends, share what is happening in our lives and community, and offer an opportunity to get involved. If you are interested, please contact Dawnielle to schedule a date for “Story for 10″.
Emaildawnielle@casachirilagua.orgMake a difference in the life of a child in Arlandria. Due to expansion of the Kids Club program, Casa Chirilagua is looking for 5 new one-on-one mentors starting this September to match with its elementary aged Kids Club students for the 2011-2012 school year. Mentors will meet with their student for one hour per week to read, provide homework assistance, and most importantly, build a relationship with their child. By being a caring, compassionate, and consistent mentor, you can help a child come closer to reaching their full potential. Mentors generally meet with students in the student’s home or at the library, depending on the comfort of the mentors, student, and parents.
Emailemily@casachirilagua.orgAre you available from 3:00 to 5:30 PM any day of the week? Make a difference in the life of a child. We need people to help kids with their homework and read with them for the 2011-2012 school year. Even if you can only make it for the second hour, let us know. Homework help and reading happens from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Our 1st-3rd grade students meet Tuesday through Friday and our 4th-5th grade students meet Mondays only due to other school sponsored tutoring programs. We need people of character to volunteer with these students, being able to support them in their academic and spiritual development.
Emailemily@casachirilagua.org