Every year in Austin toward the end of January, hundreds of volunteers come together in the early hours of the morning to canvass Travis County and survey individuals and families experiencing homelessness. One of our ESL teachers Amy Knop-Narbutis has been volunteering for this effort for the past six years and is now leading a [...]
It was a magical holiday season for the Casa Marianella family. Despite some turbulent world events in 2016, we are reminded of how much love exists within the Casa community, and how much it has grown in 2016. As 2017 fast approaches, we remain steadfast in our mission to instill hope within the refugee community [...]
The following entry was beautifully written by our very own talented and dedicated ESL teacher, Maria Mitidieri: The first week of the early winter teaching term began the second week of November, amidst the height of Election Day events on November 8th. So, energized with fresh, relevant material, teachers embraced the unique opportunity to dive [...]
UT Austin’s latest exhibit, more about Spatial Stories of Migration and Detention, highlights how architecture impacts detainee punishment. Casa Marianella is proud to be a part of this exhibit, with some of our residents lending their stories and experiences to UT Austin’s exhibit for the hope that their voices will help improve the current detention [...]
Are you happy the summer heat is subsiding a bit? We sure are! The Casa community had a wonderful time this past Sunday celebrating life, family, love, and hope at Convivio. We are so incredibly thankful for everyone's continuous support throughout Casa's history, and we look forward to many more wonderful Convivio celebrations to come. [...]
We had a blast at this month's First Wednesday event at Rio Rita on East 6th street! Local vendors set up shop to display their amazing work, and a portion of the proceeds from the bar went to supporting Casa Marianella. Talented Vendors There were so many cool, eclectic pieces of art showcased at Rio [...]
We had a blast at Convivio this past weekend, and it was such a joy to see so many members of the Casa community coming together to listen to some amazing Tejano music by Francisco Chávez and friends and enjoy delicious food provided to Casa by Aster's Ethiopian Restaurant. Some of our friends from the Hutto Visitation Group [...]
Thank you again all who attended & participated in our 2nd Annual ESL Show & Tell Night! We have a few highlights to share from the show, along with an amazing video filmed and edited by our own social media guru, Sonia Singh! A few of the staff shared about their favorite presentation: [...]
We would like to say a special thank you to all who participated in our Second Annual Summer ESL Show & Tell Night. Last night was an amazing opportunity to come together as a community in a new and special way! Many of the residents (as well as staff and teachers) shared something interesting, fun and/or [...]
We are thrilled to announce that Whole Food's First Friday event for Casa Marianella raised a total of $2,131! We cannot say thank you enough to everyone who came out to support Casa and to those who had never heard of Casa before and still came out for a great cause. We set up our [...]