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10/27/2021

Best 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...

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10/05/2021

Major 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...

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10/05/2021

Leading 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...

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10/05/2021

My 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....

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08/24/2021

My 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...

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08/24/2021

Major 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...

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08/24/2021

Leading 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...

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07/19/2021

Major 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...

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07/19/2021

Leading 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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07/19/2021

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 ...

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