Jennifer Long is the Executive Director of Casa Marianella.
Casa Marianella welcomes displaced immigrants and promotes self-sufficiency by providing shelter and support services. Their ultimate vision is that all immigrants arriving in Austin will have safe housing and access to the services they need to be successful.
Jennifer and I talk more about what Casa Marianella does and the residents that they serve. We talk about her background and how she ended up there in the first place. She’s been helping people in need for a good part of her life and has an interesting background.
What I enjoyed most about our conversation was the education that Jennifer gave me about immigration reform and immigrants in this country. This is something we hear a lot about on the news. It’s a pretty polarizing topic at times. However, Jennifer is someone who has been on the ground, working directly with immigrants for the better part of 30 years. I really valued her first hand knowledge and thoughts on the topic and I learned a lot about misconceptions we have as Americans about immigrants and immigration reform.
If you'd like to learn more about Jennifer and Casa Marianella, check out their website below:
https://www.casamarianella.org/
