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The 2022 fall and winter seasons were similar to others for mothers and children who are displaced from their homes. Mothers have little to no money of their own to provide a special meal, activities or gifts for their children. Amid trying times and trauma, Bellarmine Parish stepped in to assist in multiple ways for […]

How many of us with children or grandchildren plan weekend outings around the city? The Cincinnati Zoo, Krohn Conservation and hikes at the Cincinnati Nature Center are just a few of my favorites. Yet, when I reflect on our women at Casa de Paz, they don’t often have the funds, the transportation, the awareness or […]

“It’s been one year since I first came to the United States from Honduras,” Teresa* tells me, eyes wistful. Then: “And I’ve accomplished absolutely nothing since then!” Those pensive eyes fill up with tears, and her face melts into forceful sobs that shake her whole body. Her son, little Sergio*, looks up at her from […]

Have you ever gone to story hour at your local bookstore or library? If so, you probably took a little one along with you. Jennifer Linares, our Family Support Worker, created a story hour especially for the moms and their daughters at Casa de Paz. Jennifer selected bilingual story books with colorful illustrations, like Frida […]

½ lb.Tomatillos 4 chiles serranos 3 garlic cloves 1/2 bunch of cilantro salt 1/4 white onion   Crush garlic and onion in a mortar and pestle. or in a food processor on a light dice with no water.  Fill a saucepan with enough water to cover tomatillos and chiles. Boil the chiles for one minute on […]

2 lbs. pork shank (Chamorro) 2 lbs. pork backbone (espinazo) 1 tbsp. salt 2 lb. can of hominy   Puree: 4 oz. dry guajillo pack (red) chiles or to taste 1/2 white onion 2-4 peppercorns 3-4 cloves of garlic 1 tsp dry oregano   Place the pork and the salt in large pot with enough water to cover it. Boil for […]

Near the end of November, most of you will be receiving in the mail an appeal from us.  This concerns Panes y Peces (Loaves and Fishes), our primary fundraiser for 2022.  We are trying to raise $200,000 to fund our operations for parts of 2022 and 2023.   We also ask for contributions to our […]

The women who live at Casa de Paz are comforted to be able to speak their native Spanish in their new home, and there are other sources of comfort, chief among them food. They are, by and large, far from the foods of their homelands, and eating the food of another culture is a constant […]

Fiesta Latina took place on August 8, with over 200 people in attendance.  It was a major hit!  The program included a testimonial from one of our residents.  We followed with a delicious Mexican dinner, a silent auction and the performance of Cincinnati Baila dancers. Special thanks go out to the MC, Diana Lara and […]

  By Daniel Aerni Vice-President, Board of Directors   Casa de Paz was founded in 2014 by three women with a dream.  They dreamed of a day when Greater Cincinnati would have a residential facility where Latina women and children who had been scarred by domestic abuse could live temporarily, away from their abusers, and […]