2 min readCasa Maria supports all people having a place to sleep at night. Casa Maria supports SAFEPARK which is located downtown in Pancho Villa Park. John McLane is a founder of SAFEPARK and a friend of Casa Maria. _______________________________ A Safe Place to Dream 24 hours a day By John McLane, Three years ago, a group of ‘homeless activists’ with the group Occupy Public Land​ set out to decriminalize homelessness in the City of Tucson and during that effort fill in the gaps in services for both the houseless population and those wishing to express their rights and redress their grievances.

< 1 min readThanks to all the kids, parents and teachers at Santa Cruz Catholic School, the school of our parish, for honoring National Catholic Schools Week by making 1300 sandwiches for Casa Maria. It really helped because at the end of the month we are busier than ever. Special thanks to Principal Ellen Fisher and 5th grade teacher Rose Raderstorf for organizing this. We look forward to a repeat performance!

< 1 min readby Brian Flagg, BRAVO to TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Superintendent H. T. SANCHEZ for showing leadership in the face of racist attacks from the likes of former State School Superintendent John Huppenthal. In defense of the children of Tucson, he calmly and reasonably continues to assert that Federal law trumps State law. Check it out: http://tucson.com/news/local/education/tusd-chief-poised-to-fight-for-culturally-relevant-classes/article_d44351b4-5f00-5b55-b7db-cb101278ec0b.html

< 1 min read  by Brian Flagg, Former Mayor George Miller died Christmas morning. He was 92. He was proof that you could be a politician and still be a good person. He spent 14 years as a city councilman and eight years as mayor. He retired in 1999. He was a pro-business Mayor and was buddies with many important business leaders. But he always stuck up for poor people, including and especially the homeless. It became his legacy, something he became known for, and it never hurt him politically. He was always a pleasure to deal with. He was never pretentious. You

< 1 min readCheck out this beautiful card we got from Bishop Kicanas… Casa Maria wishes you all a  

< 1 min readThanks to local guitar hero Richard Hopkins for organizing the XII annual Rock and Roll Show to benefit Casa Maria next Tuesday night at Club Congress! This one promises to be one of the best! See leaflet: On Saturday, November 22, Rich will play a CD release party at Club Congress. Here are some glowing words about him from today’s Arizona Daily Star: For nearly 30 years, Rich Hopkins has been a staple of Tucson’s music scene, an example of the type of quality musician the city can produce. Hopkins is a consummate songwriter and will prove it at a