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The Giving Circle of Alexandria


Giving Circle of Alexandria logoThe Giving Circle is a diverse group of women who are invested and engaged in their community. They believe that confronting the City’s high priority issues collectively and strategically is the best means to inspire social change. With an annual matching grant of $25,000, ACT has helped The Giving Circle increase their membership and impact around early childhood education. In 2009, ACT and The Giving Circle co-invested in a city-wide playgroup initiative to expand a collaborative playgroup model around the City.

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ACT Now Fund

ACT Now Fund logoIn the current economic climate, there is an unprecedented need for assistance in the Alexandria community. Many people are suffering and need our help. The ACT Now Fund is part of the Give Alexandria Campaign, a partnership including the City of Alexandria, Volunteer Alexandria, and the Alexandria Council of Human Service Organizations. ACT's goal is to build a community network that will give Alexandrians a place where they can donate their money, time and resources.

The ACT Now Fund is a temporary fund set up to help the city's nonprofits meet basic human needs in our community, such as emergency financial assistance, housing assistance, food, clothing, and medical/health assistance.  Grants will be given to organizations whose main mission is providing aid and/or meeting the basic needs of people in the city of Alexandria.

Applications were due Monday, April 13, 2009.  Click here for application details.

Grant recipients include:  Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., ALIVE!, Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless, Community Lodgings, CrisisLink, Friends of Guest House, and Senior Services of Alexandria. 

To support the safety-net organizations in our community through the ACT Now Fund, please click on the Contribute button.