Since 1946, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) has been a resource for our community and a shelter for homeless animals. Our mission is to inspire compassion for all living things, to provide shelter to animals in need, and to promote adoptions, animal welfare and responsible pet ownership in our community.
Members Category: Non-profits
United States Senate Federal Credit Union
Headquartered in Alexandria’s Braddock Metro neighborhood, USSFCU has called Alexandria home for over 30 years. Providing the Capitol Hill and DMV communities with world-class financial stability, security and service since 1935. Learn more at www.ussfcu.org.
Senior Services of Alexandria
Senior Services of Alexandria(SSA) is a local non-profit which has been serving older adults in the City since 1968. SSA operates a Senior Nutrition program including Meals on Wheels and Groceries-to-Go delivery programs, and DOT transportation reservations for the City, presents educational programs through various events including Senior Law Day and the Senior Academy. SSA and the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria operate the Animeals-on-Wheels program, providing food for pets of low-income seniors. SSA’s Friendly Visitor Program matches volunteers with seniors for weekly visits, enhancing connections to the community.
Mother of Light Center
Mother of Light Center is an independent not-for-profit organization entirely operated and led by volunteers. Founded in 2019, we were called to serve the needs in Alexandria’s Chiralagua community, and have grown to answer this call in new and varied ways each day. In addition to regular food distribution to those in need, Mother of Light Center has a sewing school for single mothers, art therapy for our teen girls, after school programs, Thanksgiving meal & Christmas gift distributions, and much more.
RUN GEEK RUN Corp
RUN! GEEK! RUN! organizes a 5K run/walk each year benefiting a different Alexandria-based non-profit and improving the overall wellness of the Alexandria Community. Our goals are:
to provide support and increase awareness and reach for our chosen non-profit
to encourage the community to come together for a common cause, by participating, volunteering, and/or sponsoring the annual event
to offer fun opportunities for community service hours required by many schools and civic organizations
to create a friendly and welcoming, health-conscience environment to improve the overall wellness of the Alexandria community
Past beneficiaries include Capitol Post, Alexandria Firefighters Helping Hands Relief Fund, Alexandria Seaport Foundation, National Industries for the Blind, The Child & Family Network Centers, and SCAN of Northern Virginia, Move2Learn, Inova Life With Cancer, and Senior Services of Alexandria. Our 2026 beneficiary is the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria.
Community Lodgings
The Spitfire Club
The Spitfire Club is an extracurricular book club built around a collection of children’s literature featuring strong, diverse, female protagonists. By creating demand for and building an inclusive community around diverse girl-positive books, The Spitfire Club enhances literacy and social-emotional skills, nurturing each Spitfire’s love of reading, love of self, and love for Spitfires across all communities.
Alexandria Celebrates Women
Friends of Duncan Library
Friends of Duncan Library sponsors a variety of educational and enrichment programs that include children’s programming, enhancing the overall collection, a cinema club, and more.
Alexandria Boys and Girls Club
Founded in 1906, Boys & Girls Clubs of America is the nation’s fastest-growing youth service organization, serving millions of young people ages 6-18. The Dunbar Alexandria-Olympic Branch has a legacy of positive youth development that dates back to 1936, when a group of Alexandria’s community leaders founded the original Alexandria Boys Club and developed the property on which the Club still stands. Today, the Dunbar Alexandria-Olympic Branch of Boys & Girls Clubs serves over 500 members, but we touch many more young people through our programs and services.