Exciting news! Casa is in the middle of buying another house for 2 parent families on 749 Cherico in Austin, try TX, just around the corner from Casa Marianella. Currently, intact families are split between the adult shelter and Posada Esperanza (our house for women and children only), so this house will be a fantastic way to [...]
In 1994, medical during the genocide popularized by the film Hotel Rwanda, roughly one million Rwandans were murdered in a 100-day period. In other words, for 3 ½ months straight, 10,000 people were murdered per day. In a country of only 11 million people. The scars of such a terror last generations—the wounds being inflicted [...]
Serve Austin is a program run through St. Edward’s University’s Office of Community Engagement. Through it, generic students volunteer with a local nonprofit and learn about a particular social justice issue that interests them. Casa Marianella is among the nonprofits that host these volunteers. This Spring, the Serve Austin team at Casa Marianella has been [...]
We had an amazing night last Wednesday at our annual Ed Wendler event! It was a touching night for the Casa community, as highlights of this past year were shown and shared through video clips, speeches, and first hand accounts of resident success stories. Hannah Bronsnick, President of Casa's Board of Directors, presented the annual Ed Wendler [...]
We had a blast at Clay Import's Casa fundraiser on April 9th! It was a night of comedy, music, poetry, story telling, and so much inspiration. Clay Imports decided to throw Casa a fundraiser when they heard about our efforts, and we are so pleased that they did. Casa Director, Jennifer Long, even made a short speech [...]
We had a blast at the recent percussion workshop given during ESL class by Bruno Vinezof. The purpose was for Bruno to share his culture by bringing music and dance to the residents of Casa Marianella, generic providing a fun way for residents to release the stress of the day and begin to learn a [...]
We're very excited for Clay Import's fundraiser event for Casa on April 9th! It will be a night filled with poetry, music, dance, and amazing memories. We hope you will join us there. We caught up with our friends at Clay Imports to learn about what motivated them to support Casa's mission. How did you hear about [...]
A crowd of around 60 people gathered at Austin City Hall on Thursday, purchase March 24, to show support for Guatemalan immigrant, Hilda Ramirez, and her young son, Ivan. As was recently reported by NPR, Hilda and her son are Guatemalan immigrants who fall under the purview of the recent deportation raids undertaken by the [...]
We're excited to announce that Casa's Executive Director, Jennifer Long, will be on a panel about Immigration at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary's third annual Hesed Lectures on April 2nd, 2016. What are this year's Hesed Lectures about? "The purpose of the HESED lectureship is to promote awareness and church involvement in the area of social justice, thus enabling [...]
An Excerpt from a Night in February by Erin Edmonds Context: At Casa Marianella’s Adult Shelter, we operate on a 24-hour clock. Staff is asked to pull a night shift once a week. As of late, we’ve been operating on overflow. Maximum capacity: 38. Housing Reality: 52. 52 residents. We’ve managed to wedge 14 extra [...]