Casa Marianella

Name

Casa Marianella

Legal name

Casa Marianella

Website

https://casamarianella.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigrant Shelter and Social Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Temporary Shelters (624221), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

Keywords

• Immigrant shelter services
• Asylum seeker support
• Transitional housing
• Immigration legal services
• ESL education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Casa Marianella accepts monetary donations through its Give Butter fundraising page and physical gift cards (H-E-B, Walmart) shipped directly to the shelter.
2. Amazon Wish List Donations: The organization maintains Amazon Wish Lists for each shelter (Adult House, Posada Esperanza, Abri Lumiere) allowing donors to purchase needed items directly.
3. Planned Giving: Casa accepts planned giving through retirement accounts, life insurance, annuities, wills and living trusts, gifts of stock, bank/investment accounts (POD/TOD), and real estate donations.
4. Event Fundraising: Annual benefit concerts (Home is Here at ACL Live and Paramount Theater) and silent auctions raise funds for shelter operations and the legal clinic.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Casa Marianella provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, and comprehensive support services to displaced immigrants and asylum seekers in Austin, Texas. Its core offerings include three shelter programs (Adult House for single adults, Posada Esperanza for mothers and children, Abri Lumiere for two-parent families), a free in-house Immigration Legal Clinic, ESL classes, and a Benefits Clinic. All services are provided free of charge to residents and qualifying community members, supported by donations and grants.

Product overview

Casa Marianella is a non-profit organization providing shelter and support services to displaced immigrants and asylum seekers in Austin, Texas. The organization operates a multi-shelter system consisting of the Adult House (emergency shelter for single adults), Posada Esperanza (transitional housing for mothers and children escaping domestic violence), and Abri Lumiere (family shelter for two-parent families). These shelters are complemented by support services including a free Immigration Legal Clinic, ESL Classes, Benefits Clinic, and a community Referral Board. The organization serves approximately 325 immigrants and asylum seekers annually and is the only homeless shelter in Austin dedicated solely to immigrants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Posada Esperanza: Full-service transitional housing program for immigrant mothers and their children escaping domestic or cultural violence
• Abri Lumiere
• Casa Marianella Immigration Legal Clinic (CMILC)

Products and services

• Adult House Emergency homeless shelter serving recently-arrived men and women immigrants, asylum seekers, and asylees. The Adult House has 35 spaces for single men and women, with length of stay ranging from a few days to a few months, providing bed, hot shower, laundry, hot meals, men's and women's clothing, computer access, and case management.
• Posada Esperanza Full-service transitional housing program for immigrant mothers and their children escaping domestic or cultural violence. Occupying four homes in East Austin, it houses 14 mothers and nearly 30 children, offering case management, educational classes, after-school tutoring, and family support programming toward self-sufficiency and empowerment.
• Abri Lumiere Family shelter providing shelter and case management for two-parent families and families with single dads. It serves immigrant families experiencing homelessness, many fleeing violence in their home country, with services including medical care navigation, childcare/school enrollment, and housing assistance.
• Casa Marianella Immigration Legal Clinic (CMILC)
• ESL Classes
• Benefits Clinic
• Hosting Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 78% family exit success rate (H.U.D. definition)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Paramount TheatrecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 November 2025Venue partner for Home is Here benefit concert. Second annual event in 2025.
• KUTXminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 November 2025Austin radio station and sponsor of Home is Here benefit concert.
• KOOP RadiominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 November 2025Austin community radio station and sponsor of Home is Here benefit concert.
• Austin ChronicleminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 November 2025Austin alternative newspaper and sponsor of Home is Here benefit concert.
• Texas MonthlyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 November 2025Texas magazine and sponsor of Home is Here benefit concert.
• Low Design Office (LowDO)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 28 November 2025Landscape architecture firm designing the new Posada Esperanza Community Center with participatory design process involving staff and residents.
• ACL Live at the Moody TheatercoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 December 2024Venue for Home is Here benefit concert in 2024, fundraising for new community center.
• Mama Sana VibrantminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2019Community partner honored at annual gathering for supporting immigrant resettlement efforts.
• RAICEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImmigration legal services partner providing consultations and support to Casa residents. RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services) is a Texas-based immigration legal services organization.
• American GatewayscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImmigration legal services partner providing asylum application clinics and legal support to Casa residents.
• Catholic CharitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImmigration legal services partner providing additional legal consultation services to residents.
• Capital Area Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood security partner providing nutritious food support for shelter residents.
• Community Care HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner providing health services and support to residents.
• Refugee Services of TexascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRefugee resettlement partner providing support services and volunteer coordination.
• Keep Austin HousedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing partner helping residents transition to permanent housing.
• Workers Defense ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkers rights organization supporting immigrant workers.
• Jesuit Volunteer CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer program providing AmeriCorps members to support shelter operations.
• Episcopal Service CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer program providing service members to support shelter operations.
• IA (Integral Attention)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting Casa Marianella operations.
• FORGE Landscape ArchitecturecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture firm co-designing the new Posada Esperanza Community Center.
• Fort StructurescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStructures firm co-designing the new Posada Esperanza Community Center.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RAICES: Texas-based nonprofit providing immigration legal services and some shelter support to immigrants and asylum seekers. Listed as a core Casa Marianella partner, RAICES operates overlapping legal services and immigrant advocacy in the same Austin/Texas geography.
• American Gateways: Central Texas nonprofit providing immigration legal services including asylum application clinics — directly overlapping with Casa's CMILC capabilities. Core Casa partner and direct service provider in the same geographic market.
• Annunciation House: El Paso-based nonprofit shelter serving migrants, refugees, and immigrants at the U.S.–Mexico border. Operates a near-identical model (shelter + case management + hospitality) for a similar beneficiary population in a different Texas city.
• Keep Austin Housed: Austin-based homelessness prevention initiative (Casa partner via AmeriCorps pipeline for staff). Focuses on housing navigation and homelessness prevention for vulnerable Austin residents, including immigrants, in the same city.
• Refugee Services of Texas: Texas-wide refugee resettlement agency providing case management and support to newly arrived refugees and immigrants. Casa lists them as a core partner, indicating closely aligned refugee resettlement work in overlapping Texas geographies.
• Catholic Charities of Central Texas: Provides immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, and social services across Central Texas. Core Casa partner delivering overlapping immigration legal consultation to Casa residents, comparable mission and beneficiary base.
• Caritas of Austin: Austin-based nonprofit serving people experiencing homelessness and poverty, including immigrant and refugee populations. Operates comparable shelter, case management, and self-sufficiency programming in the same Austin market.

Regional players

• The Other Ones Foundation: Austin-based mutual aid organization providing direct services to people experiencing homelessness, including immigrant populations. Operates a related but distinct model (community-led, mobile services) in the same Austin market.
• Hospitaity House (San Antonio): San Antonio-based immigrant and refugee shelter providing emergency and transitional housing. Comparable shelter-based model serving asylum seekers and immigrants in a nearby Texas metro, but not directly competing in the Austin market.

Emerging players

• Interfaith Welcome Coalition: San Antonio-area coalition of faith communities providing shelter, hospitality, and support to asylum seekers released from detention. Closely comparable release-from-detention shelter model to Casa's Adult House, but smaller and San Antonio-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/casamarianella
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/casa-marianella-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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