Casa Marianella

Casa Marianella provides shelter, food and full supportive services to homeless immigrants.  Two clusters of shelters in renovated houses in residential neighborhoods in East Austin serve women and children escaping violence and adult immigrants. Their shelters are home-like facilities designed to meet emergency or transitional needs so vulnerable and injured people can resolve their immediate crisis, get stabilized and once again become independent, which then opens up space for new residents. In 29 years, Casa Marianella’s population has evolved from survivors of the Salvadoran war to asylum-seeking refugees and other immigrants from over 40 countries.

Casa Marianella has the only homeless shelters in Austin dedicated solely to immigrants.  65 percent of their shelter residents, including children, are asylum seekers, many coming to Casa Marianella from immigration detention.

Pro Tip – If you have items you’d like to donate to Casa Marianella Adult House, you can drop them off at 821 Gunter St. every day from 8am – 8pm. These can include:

  • Gently-used Men’s clothing and new undergarments
  • Men’s footwear: Tennis shoes, work boots, shower sandals, and socks
  • New Toiletries: Toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, razors, soap, cold medicine
  • Food: Fresh fruit, milk, eggs
  • Bicycles in good condition
  • Bike accessories: lights, locks
  • Backpacks and Suitcases in good condition

Casa Marianella also accepts the following items on an as-needed basis due to limited space. They ask that you call in advance at (512) 385-5571 to ask if the item you would like to donate is needed. 

  • Linens: Gently-used pillows, twin bed sheets, blankets, bath towels
  • Kitchen Items: Plates & Silverware, pots and pans, can openers
  • Office Supplies: Lined paper, printer paper, stamps, pencils, pens
  • Soccer balls and Basketballs
  • In the winter: Jackets, coats, sweaters, hats, and gloves
  • Mattresses and Bed Frames in good condition (to schedule a pick up please email donations@casamarianella.org)

If you’d like to make a donation to Posada Esperanza (the shelter for women and children), you can send an email to posadaesperanza@casamarianella.org in order to set up a donation time and check in about their current needs. In general they are looking for:

  • Spanish and English children’s books: from first readers to middle school level
  • Coloring books
  • Crayons, Markers, Paint, Colored pencils, Other craft supplies
  • Board games, puzzles, etc.
  • Pots and pans
  • Spoons, forks, sharp knives, etc.
  • Plastic dishes and cups
  • Diapers (size 4 or 5) and wipes
  • Sanitary napkins
  • Household cleaning supplies
  • Storage tubs
  • Laundry detergent
  • Supportive inserts for work shoes
  • Linens: towels, bed sheets, curtains, shower curtains
  • HEB and Walmart gift cards (in either $10 or $25 denominations)
  • Small white boards and Expo markers for homework time
  • An injera maker http://www.wasselectronics.com/product/mitad-grill-us/
  • Blankets
  • Tarps and bungee cords
  • A new bodega or other storage space
  • Strollers:  (newborn and toddler)
  • Bins for dirty diapers
  • Used laptops, DVDs and CD-ROM computer games
  • Vacuums
  • Manual pencil sharpeners not with batteries

And last but not least, remember that Casa Marianella has limited storage space, so they are only able to accept donations that meet their highest needs. 

And if you are donating large items, please email donations@casamarianella.org. More info>>

Casa Marianella

Phone: 512-385-5771
Hours:

M-Sun: 8 am-8 pm

Home Pick-Up: No
24 Hour Drop-Off: No
Nonprofit: Yes
Consignment: No
Address:

821 Gunter St
Austin
78702
United States

Get directions from Go


Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /nas/content/live/austineconet/wp-content/themes/bridge-child/single-maplist.php on line 72