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September 27, 2024  |  By Shelli Vasser Gilliam  |  In Blog, Success Stories

Joshua’s Success Story

At Community Lodgings, we are always inspired by the resilience and adaptability of our students as they navigate important transitions in their academic journeys. Recently, we spoke with Joshua, who shared his candid thoughts on moving into middle school and the challenges and surprises he has encountered along the way. “Middle school is not boring. […]

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May 16, 2024  |  By Shelli Vasser Gilliam  |  In Blog, News

Community Lodgings Selected by Citi Foundation to Receive $1M in Transformative Community Progress Makers Grant to Support Underserved Families

Community Lodgings has been selected to receive $1M in unrestricted grant support from Citi Foundation through the Community Progress Makers initiative, which connects low-income communities to economic opportunities. We are thrilled to be recognized at the national level as one of 50 visionary nonprofit organizations participating in Cohort #4. The CPM grant is a three-year […]

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April 1, 2024  |  By Shelli Vasser Gilliam  |  In Blog, Student Spotlight

Walter’s Success Story

Meet Walter, who is a student in the 9th grade at Minnie Howard Campus of Alexandria City High School and he participates in our out-of-school time programming at Fifer Learning Center. His favorite subject is English. Walter recently received the Community Award at Alexandria City High School. In addition to Walter’s parents and family, Community […]

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February 27, 2024  |  By Shelli Vasser Gilliam  |  In Blog, Success Stories

Paola’s Success Story

Meet Paola, who is in the 7th grade and a student in our out-of-school time programming at New Brookside Learning Center. Paola is an English Language Learner (ELL). When she began school in this summer, her English speaking and comprehension skills were limited. She didn’t feel confident and initially became resistant to speaking English. The […]

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July 25, 2023  |  By Shelli Vasser Gilliam  |  In Success Stories, Youth Education Programs

Youth Education Program: Christian’s Success Story

Thanks to our supporters, 120 under-resourced students were provided much-needed educational and supportive services in the past year! Every donor, volunteer, event attendee, or social media follower, made a contribution to help us ensure that our Affordable Housing, Transitional Housing, and Youth Education Programs continue to make an impact on Alexandria’s youth and families in […]

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November 29, 2022  |  By Shelli Vasser Gilliam  |  In Blog, Volunteers, Youth Education Programs

Learn More About Our Youth Mentoring Program!

We strongly believe that all children in our community need a positive outlet to freely express themselves. Community Lodgings provides just that through our Boys’ and Girls’ Mentoring Program. In efforts to create a safe space for at-risk teens to learn and grow with the guidance of trusted adult role models, our Mentoring Program strives […]

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November 18, 2022  |  By Shelli Vasser Gilliam  |  In Blog, Events, Youth Education Programs

Annual Holiday Store 2022

Community Lodgings Annual Holiday Store Tuesday, December 13, 2022 It’s that time of year again! Our Annual Holiday Store is on Tuesday, December 13th! This fun holiday event gives our students the opportunity to shop for Christmas gifts for their families. Thanks to the generosity of our community of supporters, all gifts are donated so our […]

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November 15, 2022  |  By Shelli Vasser Gilliam  |  In Monthly Newsletter

October-November 2022 Newsletter

Community Connection Community Lodgings News 35th Anniversary Sneaker Ball Thank you to all who supported our Sneaker Ball as we celebrated 35 years of service to families in Alexandria! We all had a blast at our fundraising gala which included the fun twist of wearing our favorite sneakers! The Westin Alexandria Old Town provided a beautiful venue […]

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August 8, 2022  |  By Shelli Vasser Gilliam  |  In Youth Education Programs

Help Students Like Javier!

Javier’s Story Javier* was in the first grade and unable to sound out words. He was at a critical point to establish the necessary foundation of reading to be able to learn in all subjects. Our Youth Education Program (YEP) staff recognized this and connected with his teacher to find a strategy that worked. YEP […]

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May 12, 2022  |  By Shelli Vasser Gilliam  |  In Blog, Student Spotlight, Success Stories, Youth Education Programs

Young Scholar Spotlight: Meet Darwin

Meet 13-year-old Darwin, an 8th grade student attending George Washington Middle School and a participant in our Youth Education Program since the 1st grade. Over the years, Darwin has greatly improved academically and has become a leader amongst his peers. We were thrilled to learn that he founded and won the presidential election for his […]

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