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 [...]
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 [...]
At Casa Marianella, we’ve been incredibly fortunate since our inception in 1986 that our ATX family has consistently stood up and spoke out for our mission. The overwhelming majority of the time we have felt nothing but love and support from our community (and beyond). This week we’re taking the chance to say thank you [...]
Raeann Zuniga spent time volunteering at Casa Marianella and Posada Esperanza while studying at the University of Texas at Austin. Her and her spirit group, Texas Cowgirls, were eager to give back to their local community and they fell in love with Casa Marianella and its mission. They often volunteered at Posada Esperanza to facilitate [...]
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 [...]
When I started my internship at Casa Marianella I did not know what to expect. My professional background is in cooking and working in restaurants, that was my first career. But at the ripe old age of 35 I decided to finish my degree in Mexican American Studies, with the hopes of continuing on to [...]
This week, we're chatting with the kind, smart and always friendly Namitha, a former ESL teacher at Casa Marianella. Namitha is now on her way to becoming a PA, her lifelong dream! Namitha's passion is medicine and helping those in need. We miss Namitha dearly, but we're catching up with her this week to hear [...]
This week we lost two of our champions. Our beloved volunteer Jorge Huerta and retired Bishop John McCarthy, former Wendler award winner: https://www.mystatesman.com/news/local-obituaries/john-mccarthy-retired-former-austin-diocese-bishop-dies/IBYW5p9PAmybD1r3Cr5pEN/ Jorge Huerta recently wrote a beautiful piece about his experience at Casa helping residents: http://www.casamarianella.org/2018/05/16/volunteer-jorge-huerta-shares-about-his-experiences-helping-residents/ Today we remember these two heroes and celebrate their lives. Both were full of love, kindness and [...]
Convivio in May was quieter than usual but nonetheless we enjoyed an evening full of fun, delicious food, live music and dancing! We sang "Happy Birthday" to resident Esther and celebrated with a cake. ESL teacher extraordinaire Erica Braverman performed with several of her musician friends from the local Irish session community. [...]
Casa Marianella has housed thousands of immigrants over its 30+ year span. It all started in 1986, when the Austin Interfaith Task Force for Central America initiated the project in response to the arrival of refugees fleeing from Central America to Austin. Casa Marianella was donated by Ed Wendler to the Diocese of Austin for [...]