Tag: nonprofits
Celebrating 50 years of Guest House
By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected]
Walking through the streets of Del Ray, you’d never notice that a home for recently incarcerated women was standing among...
Giving with a purpose
By Brandi Yee
As 2023 draws to a close, many of us find ourselves reflecting on the experiences, challenges and opportunities that have shaped the...
Scottish Christmas Walk Parade cancelled
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
For half a century, Alexandrians have flocked to Old Town each December for the Scottish Christmas Walk Parade. This year...
Assistance from a distance: Nonprofits adapt to meet community needs
By Luke Anderson | [email protected]
In these uncertain times, the pressure has never been greater for nonprofit organizations to provide assistance vital to many residents’...
Spring2ACTion moves up to April 15
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
ACT for Alexandria is moving up the online giving day for Spring2ACTion, its annual day of giving, to respond to...
Your Views: Let’s ACT together in this crisis
To the editor:
Our community is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis: the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. As we plan for the well-being of our...
Agenda:Alexandria reflects on 20 years of debate
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Agenda:Alexandria, which celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 10, started with a particularly contentious election season and a Rolodex.
Former City...
How the city counts its homeless population
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Carpenter’s Shelter volunteers found him living in his car in the parking lot of a West End condominium development.
The man...
Spring2ACTion breaks fundraising records in eighth year
Spring2ACTion, the annual online giving event for Alexandria nonprofits, outraised last year's total by more than $100,000.
This year's event, which took place on April...
My View: The benefits of generosity
By Heather Peeler, President and CEO of ACT
Do you remember the first time you donated to a cause that was important to you? My first...
