Resident Stories

In her day job, ed Zoe Schlag works to provide funding for social entrepreneurs who dream of establishing businesses that tackle social problems. Outside of work, order Zoe carries over her “can-do” philosophy into grassroots efforts to deal with today’s global refugee crisis. She was inspired to do this work by the Refugees Welcome initiative [...]

Twenty-three years have passed since Wilson Villarreal stayed at Casa Marianella. His memories of that time are unique, rx and include losing someone’s ring down the bathroom toilet, stomach and—on an unrelated occasion—tripping and falling onto an exposed nail (a mishap that left a lifelong scar on his brow). He was five years old. His [...]