Initiatives - ACT for Alexandria : ACT for Alexandria

Mobilizing the Community

Guaranteed Income Program

The Guaranteed Income Project is a monthly, cash payment given directly to individuals that gives them the freedom to make the choices that are best for their families.

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Youth Support Network

The Youth Support Network focuses on building relationships and collaboration among out of school time stakeholders, ultimately strengthening the OST network and system to support the educational, social-emotional and career-readiness outcomes for Alexandria’s children and youth.

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Child Tax Credit

This effort seeks to help non-filers complete the application to receive the CTC, which could be $3,600/year per child under 6 years old and $3,000/year per child ages 6-17 – they can also seek past stimulus funds they may not have received.  The deadline to access the site for advanced child tax credit payments is November 15, 2021.

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Strengthening Nonprofits

ACT Racial Equity Cohort Program

As ACT continues its racial equity learning journey, we are interested in exploring our own behaviors, organizational culture, policies and practices to see how we may be perpetuating racism, bias and discrimination. In our conversations with nonprofits, we’ve heard a similar interest, a desire for next steps and a space to learn together. We are excited to announce that we are partnering with Wayfinding Partners, a justice-driven consulting firm, to design a cohort program for organizations that want to continue their racial equity journey.

Spring2ACTion

Spring2ACTion, Alexandria’s Giving Day, is a 24-hour online event that provides a simple way to connect donors to the charitable causes they care about most and encourages them to take action.

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Alexandria Council of Human Service Organizations

ACHSO brings together high-level City and nonprofit organizations and their leaders for benefit of the larger Alexandria community. ACHSO provides a forum to network, share best practices, build relationships, and leverage resources.

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Capacity Building Grants

ACT supports and encourages nonprofit excellence and strengthens leadership within nonprofits by investing in organizational needs. ACT has invested more than $1,000,000 in capacity-building grants to Alexandria nonprofits since 2005.

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Legacy Giving Campaign

The Legacy Giving Campaign seeks to build charitable giving through identifying donor goals, achieving tax advantages, and creating a lasting legacy. This kind of philanthropy is easily accessible and will have a major, lasting impact on the long-term financial sustainability of Alexandria’s nonprofits.

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Developing Leaders

IMPACT Forum

The IMPACT Racial Equity Forum features expert speakers, insightful conversation, purposeful networking, and personal reflection that enables attendees to deepen their commitment to a racially equitable Alexandria.

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Racial Equity Capacity Building Initiative

We believe the diversity of our community is one of Alexandria’s greatest assets. ACT envisions a future when race no longer predicts one’s outcomes in life, when everyone has what they need to thrive, no matter what neighborhood they live in, the color of their skin, their gender, or where they were born.

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Youth Council

The Youth Philanthropy Council is a program designed by youth for youth with the purpose of providing Alexandria youth the decision-making power and funding to address key youth issues within the community.

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