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In this webinar, we discuss the history of mobile health units (MHUs) in Latine communities and how this work continues to bridge the gap in healthcare for Latine communities. Sherol Hernandez from Vecinos Inc. (North Carolina) and Dr. Linda Laras from Centro Salud y Justicia de Puerto Rico discuss the positive […]
January is National Stalking Awareness Month, an annual call to action to recognize and respond to this dangerous victimization. This month, we want to highlight WomensLaw’s resources for victims and survivors of stalking. On WomensLaw.org, you can find plain-language information, in English and Spanish, on: Stalking and cyberstalking Assessing lethality risks […]
Happy New Year! Let’s start 2024 off right by supporting Latin@ survivors – our sisters, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family members. At Esperanza United, we do that by investing in hope, building and maintaining physical structures like our emergency shelter El Refugio, and less tangible ones like our network of Latin@ […]
As 2023 winds down, we ask that you remember Esperanza United in your charitable giving. Ours is an organization of hope, of families reunited, of simple interventions that make a big difference, of stronger communities, of Latin@ leadership. Please give. Your donation invests in our vision of a world free from gender-based […]
You’re in a new country without your son. You don’t speak the language and your partner is trying to control your every move – how you feel, what you spend, how you think. That’s the position Yeni found herself in before eventually calling the police and Esperanza United. She wanted something different and through our […]
President Biden and Congressional leaders are negotiating over how people seek asylum. And their decisions will impact survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. At Esperanza United, we recognize that our work to end gender-based violence is intertwined with the advancement of immigrant rights and safety. Efforts to end […]
Children who witness domestic violence are as likely to be negatively impacted as children who are direct targets of the violence. Experiencing and witnessing abuse impacts children’s cognitive, emotional, and overall health. For a child, it is scary and confusing when a parent harms the other parent. It is scary because […]
Your support represents hope, change, and a safer future. A trip to the pumpkin patch where Latin@ families can enjoy a day out while engaging in meaningful conversations about the importance of healthy relationships. A Dia de los Muertos celebration, forming a sacred act of connection with our roots and ancestors […]
November is Native American Heritage Month and in this episode of Conversations Over Cafecito Sebastián Zavala talks about indigenous representation in the movie, “Los asesinos de la luna”.
We are grateful to the people people who bring food to our table. An estimated 2 million farmworkers in the U.S. are Latin@ migrants, making up 78% of the overall agricultural workforce (NAWS, 2019-2020). These individuals work across the food supply chain to keep us healthy and sustain our communities but […]