Casa Marianella welcomes displaced asylum seekers and promotes self-sufficiency by providing emergency shelter, food and full support services including legal support, ESL classes, and more.

Our ultimate vision is that all immigrants arriving in Austin will have safe housing and access to the services they need to be successful in our society.

Two clusters of shelters in residential neighborhoods in East Austin serve women and children escaping violence, alongside our adult shelter. In 2022, we added our first house for families. In total, we have grown to 15 shelters, with plans to expand further in 2025 to build a community center for women and children. Our 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 38 years, our population has evolved from survivors of the Salvadoran war to asylum seeking refugees and other immigrants from over 40 countries. We serve over 200 people a night.

Casa Marianella is the only homeless shelter in Austin dedicated solely to immigrants. 65% of our shelter residents, including children, are asylum seekers, many coming to us from immigration detention. Help us expand our shelters and continue our mission to serve some of the most vulnerable members of our community.

Our community means the world to us. Thank you for your support!

New 2025 mural by artist Elizabeth Umanzor (painted with the help of our Posada Esperanza kiddos!)

Thank you to our incredible staff!

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Providing shelter & full supportive services to asylum seekers in ATX since 1986.

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