Meet Montserrat Castro-Gomez, Public Policy Fellow Where are you from? I was born and raised in QuerĆ©taro, MĆ©xico. Where do you feel most at home? Driving through the Mexican Federal Highway 57 (Carretera San Luis PotosĆ – QuerĆ©taro), the Atlantic coast of MĆ©xico, and having a meal with either of my […]
The Build Back Better Act passed 220 -213 in the House today and weāre thanking Speaker Nancy Pelosi and all Members of the House who advocated and voted to pass this bill. This close vote represents a major step forward for protecting Latin@ immigrant survivors and improving the lives of all […]
By Yasmin Campos-Mendez, Public Policy Manager I attended the SHOWTIME special preview screening of Cusp at the SVA Theater in New York City, on October 27, 2021, hosted by Social Impact Initiatives (Film + TV) director, Locsi FerrĆ”. The screening was in commemoration of International Day of the Girl, and was […]
Meet Yasmin Campos-Mendez, Public Policy Manager Where are you from? I am originally from a small town in the central valley of California, called Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe is a very small and rural town, where most of the population is Latin@ and Spanish speaking. Ivanhoe is in Tulare County, California, and […]
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act (FVPSA, H.R. 2119), passed in the House on Tuesday October 26th and weāre thanking everyone who voted yes on the passage of this legislation. Now we ask the Senate to pass the companion bill (S. 1275) to better serve Latin@ survivors. The Family […]
It is time for the Senate to pass FVPSA! The House passed a bill to reauthorize FVPSA last October. Now is the time to contact your Member of Congress and let them know you support FVPSA Reauthorization (H.R. 2119) and want them to support it too. If passed, this bill will […]
Now is the time for the Senate to introduce and pass a strong VAWA reauthorization bill. The House already passed its bill (H.R.1620) and now the Senate needs to do the same. We need a strong VAWA for all survivors that builds on H.R. 1620 now. Latin@ survivors were among the […]
As part of our work to mobilize Latin@s to end gender-based violence, Esperanza United (formerly Casa de Esperanza) convenes interdisciplinary and diverse groups of researchers, community advocates, attorneys, survivors, psychologists, and policy experts to identify and help address the most pressing issues facing our communities. In 2019, we brought together our […]
Itās long been who we are but now itās also what weāre called. As of today, Casa de Esperanza and our National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities (NLN) has a new name that better embodies our vision, mission, and approach – Esperanza United. Nearly forty years ago, a group […]
The VOCA fix is about to become law! The VOCA Fix passed in the Senate yesterday and weāre thanking everyone who worked so diligently on this piece of legislation that will save lives by getting much-needed funds to victim services. In March of this year, The House of Representatives passedĀ H.R.1652Ā ā VOCA […]