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Category Archives: In the Neighborhood
Say “Cheese” with FACETS
Brooke Keplinger, Maura Williams, Logan Alley at the FACETS’ Opening Doors Benefit Breakfast in May, 2011 Monique loves her job as a sales clerk at a shoe store in one of the area’s most upscale outdoor malls. She rarely smiles … Continue reading
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Advocates for Good
SCAN Executive Director Sonia Quinonez, Jose Quinonez, Joyce Bliss, board member Jeff Bliss at the 2010 Toast to Hopes event. Linda Franz was at a crossroads. Her daughter had graduated from college and her son was about to start. … Continue reading
Lorton Community Action Center
Some nonprofit projects are more complicated than others, yet even the simplest among them require the cooperation and teamwork of dozens of people. Take, for example, backpack assembly, a project of the Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) and several other … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Donating, In the Neighborhood, Kids
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Jubilee Jobs
If you’ve ever searched for a job, you know how important it is to own computer. Imagine how difficult it would be to find work if you didn’t have one. Now imagine trying to find a job if you didn’t … Continue reading
Community Lodgings
Not long ago I wrote a story about kids who read to puppies. When Community Lodgings asked me to help with Read Aloud, their reading program created for toddlers whose parents attended evening life skills classes, I was ready for … Continue reading
Posted in Adults, Children, ESL, Homelessness, In the Neighborhood, Kids, Life Skills, Literacy, Mentoring, People
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Get Out and Give Back: A Zen Volunteer Morning with Borromeo Housing
Normally volunteer work entails lots of activity, people, energy and more often than not, chaos. What a nice change of pace it was to help out in Borromeo Housing’s infant care supply center, established to support young mothers, where … Continue reading
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Cooking with Miriam’s Kitchen
The first clue that Miriam’s Kitchen, located inside the Western Presbyterian Church, is serious about serving fresh food is their herb garden of parsley, basil and rosemary on Virginia Avenue. Inside, the kitchen was an organized beehive of activity, … Continue reading
Beacon House’s Great Leap
The email from Stacey Erd, Beacon House’s executive director, read like an order of battle. With precise start and end times, I was to read to kindergarteners, discuss self-esteem, careers and confidence with preteen girls, serve lunch, then help … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Education, In the Neighborhood, Life Skills, Mentoring, People, Tutoring
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A-SPAN: Homeless Soccermania and More
I took a soccer class in college nearly, well, never mind, but it was before soccer really caught on in the United states. I was terrible then and I am terrible now. And I know I’m terrible now because my … Continue reading
The Reading Connection – Read On!
What’s not to love about a nonprofit that gives kids a book to read each week? The Reading Connection does that, and more, and last week I found out just how much good can be done in one hour. The … Continue reading
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Girls on the Run – Running for Greatness
When I retired from the United States Air Force in September of 2009, I was most excited about never, ever having to run again. Running is part of the mililtary culture, and even though the Air Force only requires one timed 1.5 mile … Continue reading
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Our Daily Bread – Food for All
(l to r) Kerryn McMeans, Sue Almond and Rob Higginbotham from Fairfax Methodist Church get ready to load up their cars with groceries, as part of their partnership with Our Daily Bread. When I arrived at Fairfax United Methodist Church … Continue reading
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Friends of Guest House – Be the Cred
Friends of Guest House exec director Kari Galloway (right) hugs a house resident who shared her story at a fundraiser. Deborah H. lives at Friends of Guest House (FOGH), a 1920’s vinyl-sided house in the Del Ray part of Alexandria. … Continue reading
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PLTI – Don’t let the title fool you!
A recent PLTI class, who’s now making great changes in the community. Gotta admit, I had no idea what the Parent Leadership Training Institute of Alexandria (PLTI) did. Their website says their mission is “to enable parents to become leading … Continue reading
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Christ Church Lazarus Ministry – Loaves and Fishes
Joe hopes that the clothes bought for him through the Christ Church Lazarus program will help him get a job. I love Wednesday mornings. They are one of the few anchors in my life. Every Wednesday I walk up to … Continue reading
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