Spring Break is meant to be a fun time for students to kick back and relax… but that’s hard to do when you don’t have enough to eat. For the families in our housing and education programs, Spring Break can be a challenge, because most of the kids in these programs normally receive free or reduced-price lunches […]
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Volunteers: the Question and Answer to Our Success
When you hear the word “volunteer,” what do you immediately think of? Event organizers in neon shirts or running around with clipboards? Folks in aprons and hairnets ladling soup? People sitting at desks, stuffing envelopes and making cheerful-sounding phone calls? If any of these images sprang to your mind– among many, MANY more– you’d be right. […]
From Ziplining to Graduation: A Mentor’s Perspective on the Girls’ Mentoring Program
By Stephanie Hemmert, Girls’ Mentor A little over five years ago, I walked into an Alexandria City Volunteer Information Session knowing I wanted to help in some way and do something, but I wasn’t sure what. I had participated in some literacy tutoring a few years before that, and was looking to get back to […]
Saturday Academy: helping kids succeed on the SOLs
Did you know that, according to data released by the Virginia Department of Education, Alexandria middle schoolers struggled to pass their Math and Science SOLs last year? Although some students’ scores have increased in certain subject areas, Math and Science still continue to trip up many Alexandrian kids, with more than a quarter of 8th graders failing […]
Kids Explain “What Community Lodgings Means” to Them
“Community Lodgings is loving, safe, and super awesome.” “This is truly something special because it’s only certain people dedicated to giving, and that’s Community Lodgings!” “I am thankful for the chance I was given to be a voice for my community and to tell others about Community Lodgings, its programs, and how it’s been a […]
December Newsletter
HO! HO! HO! Our Christmas wish is that this holiday season always keeps its magic for you. Read more in our December newsletter.
Walkway to Independence: Buy a Brick to Help our Kids Succeed!
From Susan Fitzpatrick, Community Lodgings board member: I lost my mother this year. My mother gave me my start on my own path in life. She and my father provided my foundation and provided a proverbial walkway toward my own version of success. I can think of no better way to honor her than to purchase a […]
Thank You Washingtonian Magazine
We did the happy dance on November 29 when Washingtonian Magazine listed us as one of their 24 Local Charities That Are Worth Your Time and Money! We are listed under “If You Want to Help the Hungry and Homeless” and of course we could be listed under “If You Want to Help Kids and […]
Things are looking merry and bright around Community Lodgings…
Happy December! Although it feels like springtime outside, make no mistake: the season of giving is upon us, and it’s off to a very good start! Let’s count some of the ways our clients are feeling the love…. A TH family enjoyed a performance of The Nutcracker at the Warner Theater thanks to a generous […]
You Make a HUGE Difference!
You know that starfish story where a little boy tries to throw as many starfish as he can back into to ocean one morning before the sun shrivels them? Then when an old man points out to the young boy that he can’t possibly save all of the starfish, the boy throws another starfish into […]