Along with its regular church services, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church offers a variety of programs for the youth, adults and seniors. The church has existed for more than 60 years and boasts a congregation as diverse as the Del Ray neighborhood.
The nonprofit Institute for Law & Justice offers consulting, research, assessment and training in the field of criminal justice. Its clients include cities, counties, states, federal agencies, associations, foundations and businesses.
This non-profit organization collaborates with local organizations and city entities to promote community awareness and civic participation. It is located in the Red Cross building and focuses on matching individuals with companies who are willing to lend their time with fitting volunteer opportunities.
Affiliated with Habitat for Humanity's Northern Virginia Branch, the Habitat ReStore is a not-for-profit resale store that sells used building materials to the general public. Inside, customers can find everything from toilets to sinks to kitchen tables and even some electronics. Many of the items are up to 50 percent below retail costs.
This is a branch of the larger United House of Prayer for All People, which has its headquarters in Washington and places of worship throughout the nation. The group is led by Bishop C.M. Bailey.
The first thing you might notice on your way to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 609 is that you are in the middle of a graveyard. Yes, you are in the right place:Russell Mitchell VFW Post 609 is located in the first Veterans Cemetery in the country, established in 1862.
Monthly meetings are held in Megis Lodge, the caretaker's old stone house. Post 609 hosts Boys Scout training in how to change an 18-foot flag honoring veterans, and also participates in Patriot's Pen and Voice of Democracy.
VFW has been involved in establishing the Veterans Administration, developing the national cemetery system, creating a GI bill for the 20th century and fighting for medical compensation for veterans. In recent years, the VFW is credited with passing the 2008 GI Bill, which expanded educational benefits to active-duty and reserve military, and improved VA medical centers services for female veterans.
Located on Braddock Road on the southern edge of Del Ray, Alexandria First Church of the Nazarene offers both English and Spanish services. It is one of few churches in the community to offer a weekly bilingual service.
Alexandria Church of Christ is one of the more notable landmarks on Braddock Road in Del Ray. The unique stone chapel and parish hall buildings—including a small parking lot—take up an entire block on Braddock.
Our Town is an independent monthly newspaper. It is a source of news and information or the residents of greater Alexandria, Arlington, Capitol Hill, Fredericksburg, Georgetown, Occoquan and Leesburg.
Engleside Baptist Church and Christian School offers residents of the community a place to learn, pray and worship. The church offers weekly worship services, as well as numerous ministry programs for adults, teens and children. The school offers a Christian education for students pre-k through 6th grade, as well as music programs, art activities and Bible study. The school also takes field trips and offers numerous extracurricular activities.
Beatley Central Library is a 60,200-square-foot educational facility with a huge selection of adult and children's reading material as well as Internet stations, six word processing stations for free public use, wireless Internet access and self-checkout machines. The library is bright and spacious and offers new releases of DVDs, CDs and books on CD, as well as several shelves of used books at rock-bottom prices. Beatley hosts children's programs and activities including storytimes for ages one through six, as well as homebound visits and on-site collections for adults and children who are unable to visit. Its meeting rooms, which seat up to 150 people, are available by reservation.
This council is the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority's public housing resident organization. A member of the resident council sits on the ARHA's board of commissioners and must be a resident of public or publicly assisted housing.
Founded more than 10 years ago, Rising Hope United Methodist Church was founded in order to serve at-risk individuals living in the Route One Corridor. Members do all they can to help those in need through their ministries, which include food and clothing drives, emergency assistance, and running an after-school program for children.
The Catholic War Veterans of the United States was founded in 1935 and chartered by Congress in 1984. It serves to aid war veterans. It is not a part of the Catholic Church, but the organization is made up of veterans and citizens who practice Catholicism.