Welcoming & Belonging: Welcoming Week Grants:
In 2023, ACT for Alexandria completed its strategic plan, led by a diverse, community-led planning team. ACT was selected to participate in a community of practice hosted by CFLeads and Welcoming America to help foster inclusive communities and deepen welcoming and belonging work. Through this program, ACT is seeking to identify ways to support a community where everyone can truly thrive and feel like they belong. Our goal is to foster connections, collaboration and belonging for everyone – whether they are a newcomer, recent immigrant or someone who has lived here for generations. Read more about our commitment to celebrating welcoming and belonging in Alexandria.
ACT will be participating in Welcoming America’s Welcoming Week – September 13-22. Welcoming Week is an annual event that celebrates the work in communities to become welcoming places for all, including immigrants and newcomers. The goal is to foster connections, collaboration and belong for all. In celebration of our 20th Anniversary, ACT will be offering $20,000 in welcoming and belonging grants this summer for activities to be carried out during Welcoming Week.
The grant application will open on June 20 and close on July 18.
For more information and to apply, click here
Alexandria Resilience Fund:
ACT launched the Alexandria Resilience Fund in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past three years, the Fund has awarded nearly $1.3M in grants to Alexandria nonprofits. With the remaining funds, ACT awarded capacity building grants that support a just and equitable Alexandria and strengthen organizational resilience. To learn more about the Fund’s commitment to racial equity, visit the Alexandria Resilience Fund webpage: Capacity building grant priorities included:
- Community Engagement
- Fund Development Planning
- Racial Equity
- Strategic Planning
Requests up to $20,000 were accepted from September 26 – October 17. Fifty-one organizations submitted letters of inquiry totaling $961,637. ALIVE!, Casa Chirilagua, Communities in Schools of Northern Virginia, Community Lodgings, Community Youth Empowerment Program, ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia and Learn & Live Wholestic Health Services were each awarded $20,000 for their capacity building projects. All selected organizations focused on incorporating community voice and advancing racial equity in their projects.
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