Major ImpACT: Alexandria’s Nonprofits Shine
By Brandi Yee, Chief Program Officer It is a tremendous honor to be nominated for The Chamber ALX’s Best in Business Nonprofit/Association of th...
Read moreBest in Business Award 2021
We are honored and humbled to accept The ALX Chamber's Best in Business Award for Nonprofit of the Year! Congratulations to the other nonprofit nom...
Read moreMajor ImpACT: The Center for Alexandria’s Children
Brandi Yee, Chief Program Officer One of ACT’s first initiatives was incubating the Center for Alexandria’s Children (the Center), an accredited...
Read moreLeading ACTors: Founder Reflections
By Tricia Ritchie, Development Officer, ACT for Alexandria ACT was founded on the idea that when people come together, we can achieve big things...
Read moreMy ReACTion: Celebrating Team Alexandria Yesterday and Today
Heather Peeler, President & CEO, ACT for Alexandria As I consider the 20th anniversary of 9/11, I’m drawn to parallels between then and now....
Read moreMy ReACTion: Responding to COVID’s Impact on Students of Color
By Heather Peeler It’s back-to-school season. Summer is ending and students from pre-K to college are returning to school. It's a time for fresh...
Read moreMajor ImpACT: Alexandria’s Youth Support Network
by Caitlin Brown, Youth Support Network Manager The past year has been rife with heartbreaking stories of the widespread, devastating impacts of...
Read moreLeading ACTor: Frank and Betty Wright Foundation
In the fall of 2020, the Frank and Betty Wright Foundation and ACT for Alexandria (ACT) partnered together to assemble a network of youth program p...
Read moreMajor Impact: Alexandria’s Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot
by Rabaaeladawia Hassan, City of Alexandria Resident As a single mother of three our budget is always tight. Keeping up with bills, groceries an...
Read moreLeading ACTor: Reingold
As ACT for Alexandria has worked to improve the lives of all Alexandrians, we have been fortunate that generous and community-minded businesses hav...
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