Training and technical assistance

Our new “Enhancing Court Access” toolkit provides resources for judges, court administrators, advocates, and law enforcement professionals striving to make systems more accessible for survivors with intersectional identities or individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP).  Domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking are underreported crimes that require specific attention in […]

In celebration of Pride month, we invite you to listen to the second installment of our series lifting the voices of LGBTQ Latin@ leaders. In this conversation, our Senior Manager of Community & Capacity Building, Jose Juan Lara Jr. speaks with Texas Association Against Sexual Assault’s Program Director and Campus Sexual […]

Meet Pamela Mercado Michelli, Project Coordinator  Where are you from?  I am originally from Isabela, Puerto Rico and have been living in Minnesota for the last 6 years. Where do you feel most at home?  I feel most at home when I am with my daughter wherever that is but, specifically […]

Meet Pedro A. Reyna, Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator  Where are you from?  Brownsville, TX  Where do you feel most at home?  I am never more at home than when I can sit and hug those close to me and my dogs.  What inspires you, professionally and personally? I would say […]

We are proud to take part in the creation of this toolkit which provides recommendations to advance the economic justice of survivors. This toolkit was created by the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)’s Economic Justice and Domestic Violence Advisory Council, which includes Esperanza United, the Asian Pacific Institute on […]

Meet Cynthia J. Zapata, Project Manager (they/them/she) Where are you from?  I was raised in Minnesota in the south metro and have lived in the Twin Cities for the last 6 years. Where do you feel most at home?  I feel most at home by a river or a lake. I […]

Meet Damary Rodriguez, Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator  Where are you from?  I’m originally from New York (Brooklyn) but live in Pennsylvania now. Where do you feel most at home? By the water whether it’s a beach, lake, pool, or river! What inspires you, professionally and personally? Helping survivors heal and […]

Engage the community  Complete the Organizational capacity assessment one section at a time by following the links below or using the navigation above. 7. Community engagement   Assess your organizational capacity by looking at your Community engagement 8. Volunteers   Assess your organizational capacity by looking at your Volunteers 9. Fundraising Development […]

Your people Complete the Organizational capacity assessment one section at a time by following the links below or using the navigation above. 4. Board   Assess your organizational capacity by looking at your Board  5. Employee recruitment, benefits, and retention   Assess your organizational capacity by looking at your Employee recruitment, benefits, […]

Identity & structure  Complete the Organizational capacity assessment one section at a time by following the links below or using the navigation above. 1. Organizational identity Assess your organizational capacity by looking at your Organizational Identity  2. Organizational structure Assess your organizational capacity by looking at your Organizational structure  3. Finance/funding Assess […]