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ALIVE!Serving Thousands of Needy Alexandrians YearlyALIVE! (ALexandrians InVolved Ecumenically) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization of volunteers from over 40 religious congregations and the community working together to help those in need in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1969, ALIVE! is the largest private safety net for the needy in the city of Alexandria, addressing short-term to long-term needs for those less fortunate in the community. ALIVE! serves thousands Alexandrians annually with shelter; low-cost early childhood education and childcare; financial help for rent, utilities, medical care and other critical needs; emergency food; and deliveries of donated furniture and houseware. More than 700 volunteers a year help ALIVE! fulfill the mission to put faith and love into action. Of ALIVE!’s seven programs, five are staffed and managed entirely by volunteers. ALIVE! is Alexandrians helping Alexandrians.  Learn more about ALIVE! and our many volunteer opportunities and
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Set Your CalendarSunday, May 6, 2012, the date of the annual Step ALIVE! Walkathon for our child development center, will be here before we know it. Details will be posted as the event draws near. ALIVE! Listed in Catalogue for Philanthropy
Once again, ALIVE! is honored to be listed in the 2011–12 edition of the Catalogue for Philanthropy, which identifies and promotes "excellent, trustworthy nonprofits in Greater Washington." A panel of 110 expert reviewers from area foundations, corporate giving programs, and peer nonprofit organizations evaluated 270 applications and selected ALIVE! as one of 70 outstanding nonprofits to be featured this year. Now in its ninth year, the Catalogue’s mission is to generate visibility and resources for the best community-based nonprofits. Learn more here. ALIVE! CDC Earns NAEYC AccreditationALIVE!'s Child Development Center, a full-day preschool program serving children of low-income working parents, is proud to be one of the 8% of preschool programs nationwide to have earned NAEYC (National Association for Education of Young Children) accreditation—the mark of quality for early childhood education programs. NAEYC evaluates each program in ten standard areas. The ALIVE! CDC scored 100% in six of these standards: relationships, health, teachers, families, community relationships, and leadership and management. Three of those six were scored 100% Plus, meaning the CDC exceeded the NAEYC expectation of excellence. ACTion AlexandriaACT for Alexandria, a foundation seeking to increase community engagement and giving, has recently launched ACTion Alexandria, an online initiative to help individuals support their preferred nonprofit organizations. See ACTion Alexandria for more information. Support ALIVE!Put your charitable contributions to work in the local community. Consider a tax-deductible, donation to ALIVE! Use your credit card to securely donate online now. ALIVE!'s VisionALIVE!’s volunteers strive to put their faith and love into action by committing themselves to alleviate the suffering caused by poverty and to bring about dramatic improvement in the lives of those in need. Through the committed efforts of people of faith, ALIVE! explores new ways and resources to bring about a day when we have been able to meet all of the critical needs of those in our community. * * * Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 (NIV) |
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