My ReACTion: Moving Forward Together
by Heather Peeler If you’re like me, you’ve often wondered what we can do to successfully address poverty in our community. We have so many great ...
Read moreLeading ACTor: Washington Street United Methodist Church
ACT for Alexandria envisions a community where all residents can achieve their full potential and where the color of one’s skin, ethnicity, or citi...
Read moreMy ReACTion: A Guaranteed Basic Income for Alexandria
Is the American dream out of reach? At ACT’s recent IMPACT Racial Equity Forum, our keynote speaker, Nisha Patel a national expert on mobility fro...
Read moreMajor ImpACT: OAR
OAR is one of the first organizations to receive a racial equity capacity building grant from ACT. OAR seeks to promote equity in the legal system...
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The COVID-19 Outreach & Engagement Mini Grants Thanks to the Alexandria Resilience Fund, Alexandria nonprofits are creatively helping Al...
Read moreMy ReACTion by Heather Peeler
Creating A Thriving Community One of the lessons from the pandemic is our interconnectedness. Our collective health, safety and pros...
Read moreLeading ACTor: Shelli Ross
Recently, we reached out to Shelli Ross, donor advised fund holder and ACT supporter, to learn about her approach to giving. Why is be...
Read moreACTion Heroes — the ACT Team
There’s a new friendly face around the ACT office. Temi Songonuga began volunteering with ACT in March. Temi is a veteran of the US Marine Corps wh...
Read moreMy Reaction: Acting Together for the Greater Good
As humans we are inherently social beings. A sense of belonging and connection is key to our health and wellbeing. Over the past year, we have ke...
Read moreLeading ACTor: Susan Gerock
Susan Gerock, Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, WashREIT “I truly believe we make a difference on a person-t...
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