Casa’s Mural
Francisco Chávez-Silva first met Macario at a workshop at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin. It was a workshop led by Oaxacan artists who taught the participants to make alebrijes—small, buy [...]
Austin Local Creates Posada ‘Be Thankful Project’
The Be Thankful Project was started in late 2015 to help improve the conditions at Posada Esperanza. A local Austinite saw that there was a strong need for certain items, ambulance and she rallied her [...]
Grassroots Solutions
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 [...]
Convivio
Sometime in the early 2000’s (no one quite remembers the year), mind Casa Marianella staff were faced with a practical problem. The shelter, prescription which houses around 40 people and serves dinner daily, was overstretched [...]
Creating Community: The Mural Project
Francisco Chavez and his wife Lucia ("Luz"), ed are the worship leaders for the Spanish service at St James and usually do the music for the Spanish service at Casa on Convivio night. Francisco and [...]
Latino Volunteers Inspire Their Communities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E2g4agSFC8 Over the last twelve years, buy more about Enriqueta González, 56, has spent her weekends volunteering at Casa Marianella, which helps immigrants. Many non-profit organizations are looking for more Latino volunteers, especially Spanish-speaking.