Newsletter Articles
Volunteer Extraordinaire
When Alejandra Best and I invited Margaret Singer to an interview, we knew she would have many stories to tell. Margaret is a respected member of the Casa de Paz community, having served as a social worker to Latinx immigrants for over 30 years. Driven always by a love of family and faith, her journey […]
The Least Of The Least
The Least Of The Least Sometimes when I reflect on the mission of Casa de Paz, these words from the book of Matthew come to mind, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” And my attention is drawn especially […]
Children’s Need Assessment Research at Casa de Paz
In April, three professors from Xavier University presented the results of their research to the Board of Directors of Casa de Paz. Dr. Leah Dunn, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Dr. Jennifer Gibson, Associate Professor of Psychology, and Dr. Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco, Professor of Spanish and Education were assisted by Xavier student researcher Mercy Torres. In […]
Emma’s Journey
As a victim of domestic violence who was not authorized to be living in the U.S., Emma was overwhelmed. She was afraid of her husband, who had attacked and threatened her repeatedly, wielding a knife and destroying furniture in his fury, but she also held a deep-seated conviction that marriage was forever. She had no […]
