Training and technical assistance

Session 2 Purpose: The purpose of this session is to look at your organizational and community realities to define what “reasonable steps” your organization should or could take to provide meaningful access at this point in time. Discuss the following items among the group: What did the research reveal about: How […]

Enhance an existing plan Critical conversations to improve language access This is a process for having critical conversations within your organization in order to develop or enhance your Language Access Plan. This process will help you: Articulate your purpose in providing meaningful access to services for individuals with limited English proficiency […]

Start a new plan Developing greater language access is a process. You have to start somewhere, and in order to fulfill your mission, commitment to community, and obligations, your plan needs to continue to evolve. The following process can help move your organization from having no Language Access Plan to your […]

Planning and implementation In our efforts to assist and accommodate survivors with limited English proficiency (LEP), sexual and domestic violence programs have largely operated reactively when it comes to providing language access. We respond to survivors one at a time and find ways to support their participation in the programs when […]

Language access: A planning tool for advocacy organizations Making domestic violence services accessible to individuals with limited English proficiency Creative and dedicated sexual and domestic violence programs and advocates have always found ways to improve our work toward safety, healing, and justice for those harmed by violence, and to end and prevent violence at […]

Organizational capacity assessment tool  Esperanza United created this organizational capacity assessment for community-based organizations to evaluate their strengths and challenges to create a plan to strengthen the organization’s capacity. We can provide technical assistance, training, resources, and referrals to assist in the strengthening of organizations to best support our communities. Instructions […]

This guide provides resources, statistics, and best practices to reach Latin@ communities in an emergency preparedness plan. These cost-effective, simple strategies will increase the health and safety of the Latin@ community during natural disasters and emergencies. This project was supported by award 90EV052503 from the Department of Health and Human Services, […]

In 2020, Safe Havens and Esperanza United partnered to conduct two Listening Circles with Latin@1 faith leaders and community members about faith and intimate partner violence (IPV), which is also called domestic violence (DV). The reason for the Listening Circles was to provide a forum to talk about the strengths and […]