We're thrilled to announce that Posada Esperanza was awarded a $7,000 grant from Girls Giving Grants! g3, as they are commonly known, is a youth initiative of Impact Austin that strives to improve the lives of youth in our community through a grant-making process that “relies upon cooperative giving, research and analysis.” With this gracious [...]
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'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 [...]
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 [...]
We are so thrilled to announce that Casa Marianella is officially a grant partner of the Episcopal Health Foundation and has been awarded $100,100 to continue housing and supporting those in need. Casa applied for the grant in hopes that the Episcopal Health Foundation would recognize that all of the services Casa provides, from housing [...]
The LBJ school recently gave Casa a much appreciated donation, and we spoke to them to learn more about their community efforts and how this idea came about! Tell us a little about the LBJ School's Community Outreach Committee The LBJ School's Community Outreach Committee is part of the Graduate Public Affairs Council and comprised [...]
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 [...]