Community Advocacy

Do  you  have  your  SB I.D. ?

Show your pride for living in South Bend! La Casa de Amistad is the official and only issuer of the SB ID (South Bend Resident Identification Card) and we provide them to you on the spot every second Friday and every third Saturday of each month.

LEARN MORE

Leadership

WE welcome
dara marquez

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dara Marquez Venegas as Director of Community Engagement for La Casa de Amistad.

In this new role, Dara will be an executive leader for the organization by managing front-line staff, leading advocacy and community engagement efforts, and supporting marketing and fundraising efforts. This is a new, pivotal position for La Casa de Amistad and we believe Dara will do an outstanding job setting the bar for success. 

Meet our team

Bilingual Preschool for Children Ages 3-4

prepare  for kindergarten 

Yo Puedo Leer (I Can Read) is La Casa’s preschool dual language program (Spanish/English) design for qualifying 3 to 5 year olds. Our goal is to provide age-appropriate early childhood development opportunities and to help them acquire the necessary skills to transition successfully into kindergarten.

sign-up Your child

celebrating
10  years 
of  daca

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Let us celebrate the transformational impact this program has had on hundreds of thousands of people, while also recognizing that we need a permanent fix and pathway to citizenship.

DACA is hope. DACA is a chance to be able to work. DACA is having a driver’s license to get to and from work, school, or to run a simple errand. This temporary protection that our DACAmented community has received created many opportunities for Dreamers but also continues to create uncertainty. Our Dreamers have temporary protection, but a permanent fix and legislation are still needed, not only for our Dreamers but for all of the 11 million-plus undocumented immigrants in our country.
​
Our DACA recipients are our community health workers, educators, neighbors, community leaders, parents, brothers, sisters, and put very simply...human beings. Let today mark 10 years of having this protection, but may it also be a reminder that we still have to advocate for a pathway to citizenship for all.

Written by Juan Constatino, Executive Director

Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

Leighton
​award for nonprofit excellence

La Casa de Amistad was awarded a prestigious award for nonprofit excellence by the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County. As the 2021 Leighton Award winner, La Casa receives a $150,000 endowment challenge grant and must raise $150,000 in matching funds. Consider making a donation to this special fund today.

Contribute