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 [...]
Housing Advocate - Family Shelter We are looking for a full-time team member to support our newly arrived families in finding sustainable housing after their stay in our shelter. If you are interested, please email Stacey Eyman at seyman@casamarianella.org with "Housing Advocate" in the subject line. Full Job Description Job Type: Full Time Our Mission: [...]
Did you know that… … nearly 2 out of every 3 people in the US live within the “border zone.”? How is that possible, you might ask, if the west and east coasts are dotted with so many large cities? Our borders with Mexico and Canada are long, sure, but they can’t be more densely [...]
This week, we're sharing a powerful poem by Muna Abdulahi, a Somali-American poet and child of refugees. Muna wrote the poem 'The Unwritten Letter from my Immigrant Parent' which reflects the nuanced love, hope and hardship that exists in many immigrant families. Thank you, Muna, for sharing your incredible gift with the world. You can [...]
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 [...]
We wanted to be intentional in our launch of GYV products. When we launched GYV in 2018, it was our goal to explore voices, staples, and scents from Mesoamerica. My wife is from northern Mexico, and I am from El Salvador; we knew there was a lot to highlight and share, so the GYV Hope [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Interesting in working at Casa Marianella? At Casa, we are family. From monthly celebrations at Convivio to staff bonding activities and the chance to make a real impact on the immigrant community in Texas - we love what we do and we love doing it as a team. Please see below for our full job [...]