Esperanza United departments

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 […]

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 […]

Our community says NO MÁS How do families raise children who can engage in healthy communications, relationships, and sexuality? Children have questions, are themselves sexual beings, experience peer pressure, and absorb all kinds of messages about relationships and sex from their families, peers, community, and media. These sources of information influence […]