We're thrilled to announce that Patty Griffin, Adrian Quesada, Britt Daniel, Fastball, Money Chicha and more special guests will perform live at “Home Is Here: A Concert for Casa Marianella” Dec. 9, ACL Live at the Moody Theater to fundraise for a new community center for women and children! Help us sell out our concert [...]
Rowan Mueller Rowan was born and raised in Houston Texas, and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. She spent most of college working to support wheelchair athletes and children with Autism. Her time spent studying abroad in Peru was extremely formative, as she loved studying the effects of climate change on indigenous populations and [...]
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 [...]
Casa Marianella has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. A word from our Co-Executive Directors, Jennifer Long and Patti McCabe: “With your help, we continue to be one of the few shelters serving asylum seekers in the US. There is a huge need for more capacity. A year ago we announced our [...]
“If music be the food of love, play on!” -William Shakespeare While the term ‘convivio’ is generally understood to mean ‘banquet’ or ‘feast,’ its Spanish roots bring us a little closer to understanding what Casa Marianella is going for with each month’s convivio celebration. Taken from the verb convivir—which translates to ‘live together’—our convivio is [...]
So much gratitude for you all supporting Casa by generously contributing on Giving Tuesday to help us raise just over 7K. We couldn't do this without you. Thank you for helping us carry out our mission to welcome displaced immigrants and promotes self-sufficiency by providing shelter and support services. >>CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE KVUE [...]
We had a blast at our latest ESL Show and Tell night. It was a fantastic opportunity for our residents to showcase what they've learned in ESL and practice their public speaking skills. Before our ESL Show and Tell night, our residents worked with ESL teachers to come up with a presentation to give in [...]
On the 14th of July we gathered at Kinda Tropical with DJ Sal Vasquez, Indivisible Austin, Cine Las Americas and CustomInk to celebrate the World Cup, fellowship, family and freedom. Sal Vasquez, along with Jean Anne Lauer (Cine Las Americas) and Sara Clough (Indivisible Austin) had put their heads together and decided to throw a [...]