Knowledge Base

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 […]

Session 1 This session is focused on exploring why language access is important to your organization and how it relates to your mission. The outcome of this session is the development or review of the foundation for the overall plan. Discuss these five questions among the group What are the benefits […]

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 […]

Te invito toolkit Welcome to the Engaging Men and Boys Toolkit. This toolkit is a collection of resources and materials for individuals and organizations to increase awareness and engage Latino men and boys in preventing domestic violence. Here you will find information about programs that have been documented to work effectively, […]

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 […]

Building evidence toolkit Welcome to the Building Evidence Toolkit. You may be visiting this site because you are starting to build evidence for the work that you do, are interested in enhancing your current structure for building evidence or just simply interested in learning more. Our goal is that this toolkit […]

Healthy communication Research shows that the first 20 seconds of a conversation are the most difficult. Parents often get stuck on not having a conversation because they’re afraid of those first few seconds. It’s likely that many parents avoid having these conversations with their children because they don’t know how to […]