Community Lodgings‘ mission is to lift families in the Arlandria-Chirilagua community in the City of Alexandria from homelessness and instability to independence and self-sufficiency.
They offer transitional and affordable housing programs, together with wrap-around and case management services, to assist families in obtaining the necessary skills, income, and resources to achieve self-sufficiency. Their youth education program is focused on addressing the academic, socio-emotional and developmental needs of children in these families.
Their permanent housing program provides housing at below-market rents to 40 under-resourced families – families who earn 60% or less of the Alexandria median income for a family of four – as well as wrap-around services primarily focused on enhancing children’s academic achievement, including assistance on college admissions and financial aid, and helping adults on leadership skills.
Their youth education program provides year-round academic support to children in grades 1-12 living in the Arlandria-Chirilagua community, most of whom are first-generation American born students from immigrant families. Partnering with the Alexandria City Public Schools, Community Lodgings’ after-school activities correspond to what the children learn in school that day and further address their academic, social-emotional, and developmental needs.
In recognition of their work, in 2025 Community Lodgings received the “Governor of Virginia’s Housing Innovation Award” and was recognized by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce as the “2025 Best in Business Overall Business of the Year.”
Partner Grant: $73,000
