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 [...]
This holiday season, the Statesman published an article speaking about one of our beloved former Casa families: Deogratias Niyongabo, 38, his wife, Françoise Irankunda, 39, and their two daughters, Esther, 5, and Brianna, 3, from Burundi. Deogratis and Françoise, who moved into their own apartment with their children after leaving Casa Marianella, were gifted new, [...]
Today we wanted to share Posada Esperanza's Program Director Report with you all. Patti McCabe is our wonderful Program Director at Posada Esperanza, and we are so thankful for the incredible care and hard work she puts into her job, along with our staff and volunteers at Posada. Posada was founded as a home for [...]
We'd like to share a recent example of how your donations are directly helping reunite families separated at the border. Family From Congo Separated at the Border Our home for women and children, Posada Esperanza of Casa Marianella, recently helped reunite a family from Congo. The father and his six year old daughter came to immigration [...]
Casa Marianella is comprised of multiple homes. To list a few, there is the adult shelter (821 Gunter Street), Casa Salaam for two parent immigrant families, and Posada Esperanza for women and children. Posada Esperanza was founded in 2003, when founder Patti McCabe realized there was a growing need for a shelter specific to women [...]
Vita Shoes’ Project to Benefit Posada Kids We’re thrilled to announce that Vita Shoes Company is partnering with Posada Esperanza as part of their FIRST La Vita E Bella project, which aims to give our Posada kids the chance to explore their creativity by customizing their very OWN pair of Vita sneakers through this fun [...]
Two of our very own wonderful ESL teachers, Blair Pettit and Grace Wasson, have started teaching a ceramics class at Posada Esperanza! Blair and Grace have been creating ceramics for a while now, and have brought their talents to Posada to help the women discover a new creative outlet to relieve their stress. Their goal [...]
Former Posada resident, Hilda Ramirez, has garnered local media attention this week for telling her story of migrating to the United States, living for over a year in detention and now, living in fear of deportation. Ramirez and her son are one of the families potentially targeted by the recent round of deportation raids. Ramirez [...]
Amy Poehler is best known for her sharp wit and feminist humor. Yet, buy in 2008 the comedienne founded Smart Girls, a non-profit organization aimed at helping young people cultivate their authentic selves instead of fitting in. This August, the organization’s cofounder Meredith Walker shared some of their positivity with Posada and strove to provide [...]
Welcome to Posada Esperanza, Casa’s sister home for women and children. Founded in 2003, the shelter began with one small house nestled in East Austin and has now expanded to four beautiful homes. At the time, founder Patti McCabe was a yearlong volunteer through AmeriCorps with Casa Marianella — when a family sought shelter with [...]