Transitional Housing · Vivienda de Transición
Casa Romero
A door for families in crisis · Una puerta para familias en crisis
Casa Romero is the parish’s transitional housing program for families navigating a hard season. Named for Saint Óscar Romero, martyr-archbishop of El Salvador and friend of the poor — we open the parish house, walk with the family for up to a year, and connect them to permanent housing, work, and Catholic Charities case management.
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Step one
A safe room
A family in crisis (often fleeing eviction or domestic violence) is referred by Catholic Charities, a parish, or a school. We open a clean, furnished room in the parish house with kitchen access for a stay of weeks to months — never as long as their roof comes back.
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Walking together
A case manager & a meal plan
Catholic Charities assigns a bilingual case manager. Together with the family they map immediate needs (food, school enrollment, medical, legal) and the path to permanent housing — Section 8, family reunification, or a private rental.
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A new key
On to a home of their own
When the family transitions to their permanent housing, the parish helps with the first month’s rent, beds, and a kitchen-starter box. Many stay connected to the parish — some now volunteer in the kitchen they once cooked in.
How to help
Open the parish’s second door.
Casa Romero runs on monthly giving + the kitchen-starter boxes that volunteers pack four times a year. $50 covers a week of utilities; $200 furnishes a child’s room.
Saint Óscar Romero · Pray for us. May our doors stay open.
Saint Óscar Romero · 1917–1980