14-year-old Rita lives in South Sudan. As part of the Unicef Poems for Peace program, she is sharing a poem she wrote in order to advocate for using poetry as a call for peace, not only in South Sudan, but everywhere. Casa Marianella has and always will advocate for peace and the protection of children. [...]
Have you checked out our referral board yet? Casa Marianella is currently very full and we ask that people please contact staff first before arriving at Casa. However, we have a long list of trusted organizations in the ATX area that we work with on a day-to-day basis that we trust and can lend many [...]
Medical Advocate - Family Shelter We are looking for a full-time team member to support our newly arrived families with their health needs. If you are interested, please email Stacey Eyman at seyman@casamarianella.org with "Medical Advocate" in the subject line. Full Job Description Job Type: Full Time Our Mission: Casa Marianella welcomes displaced immigrants and [...]
Job Type: Full Time (email me if interested - seyman@casamarianella.org) Our Mission: Casa Marianella welcomes displaced immigrants and promotes self-sufficiency by providing shelter and support services. Job Description: The Child Advocate will work with the staff at our family shelter (Abri Lumiere) to provide quality enrichment and programming for our kids as well as support [...]
All current & former Casa residents are welcome to Casa ESL classes! Here are other options for ESL classes in Austin for the general public or former residents who want more formal ESL classes. 1) Austin Community College: - Adult education ESL: free classes; https://www.austincc.edu/academic-and-career-programs/adult-education/english-as-a-second-language-esl; tel:5122235123; email: mailto:adulted@austincc.edu - Intensive ESOL for higher level students: $29 [...]
Casa Marianella welcomes displaced immigrants and promotes self-sufficiency by providing shelter and support services. At Casa Marianella, we are one big family, all passionate about helping create bright futures for the immigrants and asylum seekers that walk through our doors. We're on the lookout for French Speaking Benefits Coordinator to join our team. If you're [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]