2022

• Supplies and materials for Casa Chirilagua's summer camp and tutoring programs for elementary school children at risk for academic regression.
• Child & Family Network Centers built cozy reading corners in all 8 of their preschool classrooms across Alexandria to help close the racial equity learning gap for disadvantaged children.
• New and updated therapeutic resources enabling Neighborhood Health to provide mental health services for low-income and racially and ethnically diverse patients, including minors.
• Grocery carts and totes for volunteers and seniors participating in Senior Services of Alexandria's Groceries to Go shopping assistance program.
• Wilderness Kids Alexandria provided outdoor weekend outings for middle- and high-school students from under-resourced families. Read the report of our grant's impact here!

2021

• A Zoom license for the Arc of Northern Virginia in support of community activities for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Baby items for new and expecting parents receiving prenatal services at the Center for Alexandria's Children
• Child-safe mulch for three classroom playgrounds at the Child & Family Network Centers to comply with accreditation safety standards
• Air purification in two childcare centers for Community Lodgings
• Food collection bags and food storage tubs for Alexandria area schools for Food for Neighbors
• Seven laptops for Friends of Guest House for use during a newly re-launched, in-person job skills development and employment readiness program for women reentering the community from incarceration
• A new phone system for client communication and a postage meter for immigration filings to the government for Just Neighbors

2020

• In April 2020, Westminster made a $30,500 donation to ACT for Alexandria's Covid-19 Response Fund, which provides weekly grants to local nonprofits responding to the profound human need arising in our community. Our Local Mission committee discerned this to be the most faithful and helpful use of our 2020 Community Grant funds during the Covid-19 crisis.

2019

• Four violas, four violin cases, four viola blows and 11 violin bows for ASO Sympatico, a before- and after-school music education program at John Adams Elementary School
• Air mattresses for 48 residential shelter graduates and their children at Carpenter's Shelter
• Two diagnostic blood pressure cuffs, a smart scale, a freezer, an Android tablet with keypad and stylus, and funding for fresh fruits, vegetables, and milk at Christ Church's Lazarus Ministry
• Two new computers (including setup fee and software) for Just Neighbors to expand capacity to serve more clients
• Seven laptops to streamline the job skills workshop process for students participating in internship programs at Liberty's Promise and to make day-to-day planning of programs easier for program officers
• SmarTrip cards, bus fare, cell phones, clothing and other assistance (including housing, food and IDs) for Offender Aid & Restoration
• One week at Camp Henlopen State Park for 23 girls with Space of Her Own

2018

• Books for the 150 students enrolled in the tutoring program with Alexandria Tutoring Consortium
• Weekend food bags for children at an Alexandria elementary school for the Assistance League of Northern Virginia
• Kitchen equipment and supplies related to the temporary relocation of Carpenter's Shelter
• Needed classroom supplies to support the Child & Family Network Centers in NAEYC accreditation
• Two new computers for Just Neighbors to expand capacity to serve more clients
• Therapeutic supplies for the pediatric behavioral health program at three of Neighborhood Health's centers
• Supplies to expand the Caring Connection Program at Senior Services of Alexandria
• A refrigerator and freezer for the food pantry expansion at United Community Ministries

2017

• Dental equipment and behavioral games at Neighborhood Health
• bicycle scholarships for residents of Carpenter's Shelter through Velocity Bicycle Cooperative
• Surface tablets to digitize the intake process at Just Neighbors
• New appliances and tile flooring at Bethany House
• Cribs and crib sheets as part of SIDS education by SCAN: Stop Child Abuse Now
• New books for families through the Reading Connection
• Two four-seat strollers at United Community Ministries

2016

• Books for kindergarteners and first graders at the Alexandria Tutoring Consortium
• Construction of a garden bed and benches for the Charles Barrett Elementary PTA
• For Community Lodgings to provide 10 summer field-trip scholarships for at-risk youth
• Four Westminster Early Childhood Learning Institute scholarships at Hopkins House
• English literacy instruction to parents and children in Alexandria City Public Schools by the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia
• Pediatric health equipment and supplies for Neighborhood Health
• Bicycle scholarships for four residents of Carpenter’s Shelter through Velocity Bicycle Co-operative
• 45 pillow packs with supplies for low-income kids to take to summer camp with Volunteer Alexandria

2015

• Summer camp scholarships at the Alexandria Police Youth Camp
• Long-term homeless housing at Carpenter’s Shelter
• Food storage/distribution and registration for federal benefits at Christ Church Lazarus Ministry
• Educational certification scholarships at Hopkins House
• Transcutaneous bilirubin meter for infants at Neighborhood Health
• Food delivery supplies at Senior Services of Alexandria
• Teen’s shelter room decorations for a Space of Her Own mentor

2014

• Boat equipment for educational programs for local students at the Alexandria Seaport Foundation
• Repair ALIVE! trucks used to deliver food and furniture to the needy
• Bethany House
• Summer camp supplies for children at the Center for Alexandria’s Children
• Books, games and teacher training for a new program at SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) on resiliency skills to help children recover from trauma
• An industrial scale to efficiently process donations at the United Community Ministries food bank

2013

• 3 commercial washers to reduce water and electricity costs at Carpenter’s Shelter
• Support resources for after-school programs for Hispanic middle-schoolers at Casa Chirilagua
• Upgrades to the client database at Lazarus Ministry to improve the emergency assistance offering
• New computers at Senior Services of Alexandria
• Educational materials and equipment for students to become certified in food preparation and therefore be better equipped to find jobs at Friends of Guest House’s “Together We Bake”

2012

• Renovation of two exam rooms for newborn babies at Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services
• Dust collection system to reduce sawdust particles at the Alexandria Seaport Foundation
• Quickbooks training to help 80 Alexandrians learn workforce development skills at C.O.R.E. Weekend camping trip for Space Of Her Own mentors and mentees
• Glass display refrigerator for the food pantry at United Community Ministries