Grace and peace! This week, and every week: May we challenge one another's perspectives with compassion. May we open our hearts and minds to learning. And may we build a community that is mutually supportive. A Quick Recap (Because It's Been A While) In recognition of having offered a lot of information to process and [...]
We wanted to be intentional in our launch of GYV products. When we launched GYV in 2018, it was our goal to explore voices, staples, and scents from Mesoamerica. My wife is from northern Mexico, and I am from El Salvador; we knew there was a lot to highlight and share, so the GYV Hope [...]
Grace and peace! This week, and every week: May we challenge one another's perspectives with compassion. May we open our hearts and minds to learning. And may we build a community that is mutually supportive. Voices Gathered at the Table One of the most important things we can do in our first moments of conversation [...]
Grace and peace! As a staff member of Casa Marianella, I would like to invite y'all into conversation here, via the comments of this blog, around the overarching topic of immigration. It goes without saying (though I'll say it anyway) that immigration greatly affects our broader community and our nation, and yet it's a topic [...]
We can't say enough about how amazing our staff, interns and volunteers are! These incredible humans have worked so hard through the pandemic to overcome many obstacles. We are so grateful to continue to learn and grow together, as a team. What keeps us united is our passion to support the immigrant community here [...]
At Casa Marianella, we’ve been incredibly fortunate since our inception in 1986 that our ATX family has consistently stood up and spoke out for our mission. The overwhelming majority of the time we have felt nothing but love and support from our community (and beyond). This week we’re taking the chance to say thank you [...]
Interesting in working at Casa Marianella? At Casa, we are family. From monthly celebrations at Convivio to staff bonding activities and the chance to make a real impact on the immigrant community in Texas - we love what we do and we love doing it as a team. Please see below for our full job [...]
May 2021 - Our first Convivio after Covid: Gathering every last Sunday of the month is one thing we missed the most during the pandemic at Casa Marianella. Over the years, Convivio has grown into a wide ranging community event, encompassing food, music and dancing. We love to gather the Casa community to create an [...]
Interested in working at Casa Marianella full-time? We're on the hunt for a great communicator and problem-solver to join the family at Team Casa as a Benefits Coordinator! If you're interested, please email our Co-Executive Director, Patti McCabe, at pmccabe@casamarianella.org with subject line 'Benefits Coordinator Application' a short summary about yourself and why you think [...]
Over the years at Casa Marianella, Convivio has grown into a broad community event where fun, fellowship, dinner, music and dancing all play a central role. Convivio serves as a moment “to pause, give thanks for life, food, music, and a supportive community to pass the tempests of the times.” (Josh Collier, Former Staff) Today [...]