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BOLETÍN: A legal empowerment guide for advocates serving survivors

pbranco — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:56:39 +0000

BOLETÍN: A legal empowerment guide for advocates serving survivors pbranco Wed, 04/08/2026 - 10:56

General Material

Published Date

March, 2026

Publisher(s)

This guide summarizes foundational federal laws that ensure all survivors of domestic violence have protected access to services from federally funded programs. Key statutes—the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI)—establish strict confidentiality protections and prohibit discrimination. This resource is designed to help advocates uphold these legal obligations and comply with federal grant requirements.

This document provides general legal information and is not a substitute for individualized legal advice. Survivors should always be encouraged to consult with a qualified attorney for guidance on their specific circumstances.

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BOLETÍN: A legal empowerment guide for advocates serving survivors

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Accessibility

Core Competencies

Civil Legal Rights & Protections

Privacy & Confidentiality

Immigrant / Refugee

Joint Statement in Response to the Killing of Renee Nicole Good

berdman — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:22:17 +0000

Joint Statement in Response to the Killing of Renee Nicole Good berdman Fri, 01/09/2026 - 13:22

General Material

NRCDV Publications

Published Date

January, 2026

Publisher(s)

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

National LGBTQ Institute on IPV

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC)

Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (APIGBV)

Pouhana O Nā Wāhine

StrongHearts Native Helpline

National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)

Esperanza United

As national organizations serving survivors, advocates, and communities nationwide, we are heartbroken by the killing of Renee Nicole Good, an LGBTQ+ Minneapolis resident who was exercising her right to protest activity by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents. We extend our deepest condolences to Ms. Good’s loved ones and to all who are mourning this devastating and unnecessary loss of life.

This death is not an isolated tragedy. It is a predictable and devastating consequence of an immigration enforcement system that relies on militarized tactics, excessive force, and intimidation, treating immigrant communities, and those who stand in solidarity with them, as expendable. Across the country, aggressive ICE operations have increasingly spilled into neighborhoods, workplaces, courthouses and public spaces – as well as residential spaces – escalating risk not only for immigrants but for entire communities.

Read the full joint statement here.

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Boletin: Safeguarding immigrant survivors | Boletin: Defensa de l@s sobrevivientes inmigrantes

ckeene — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:15:11 +0000

Boletin: Safeguarding immigrant survivors | Boletin: Defensa de l@s sobrevivientes inmigrantes ckeene Mon, 12/09/2024 - 13:15

General Material

Published Date

December, 2024

New Resources Added

December 09, 2024

Publisher(s)

Esperanza United

This document serves as an educational tool for policymakers, shedding light on the existing gaps in safeguarding immigrant communities and their adverse impacts on survivors of gender-based violence. While many assume that the solutions lie within the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), this is not the case. Policymakers need to grasp the extent of the challenges, including the total cumulative number of VAWA, T, and U visa applications pending before United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) yet to be adjudicated and the length of time each case has been pending.

Este documento sirve como una herramienta educativa para responsables de políticas, arrojando luz sobre las brechas existentes en la protección de las comunidades inmigrantes y sus impactos adversos en l@s sobrevivientes de violencia de género. Aunque muchas personas asumen que las soluciones ya han sido abordadas dentro de la Ley sobre la violencia contra las mujeres (VAWA, por sus siglas en inglés), esto no es así. L@s responsables de políticas deben comprender la magnitud de los desafíos, incluyendo el número total acumulado de solicitudes pendientes de visas VAWA, T y U ante el Servicio de ciudadanía e inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS, por sus siglas en inglés) que aún no han sido adjudicadas, así como el tiempo que cada caso lleva pendiente.

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Boletin in English

Boletin en español

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Cultural Competence

Immigration / Resettlement

Immigrant / Refugee

Promotoras building bridges during COVID-19: Strategies and leadership shared by Latina Promotoras serving Latin@ communities impacted by COVID-19

pbranco — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:53:13 +0000

Promotoras building bridges during COVID-19: Strategies and leadership shared by Latina Promotoras serving Latin@ communities impacted by COVID-19 pbranco Mon, 11/17/2025 - 13:53

General Material

Published Date

October, 2024

Publisher(s)

Esperanza United

Promotoras are leaders dedicated to bridging the gap between their community members and health systems. As mentors, educators, translators, and advocates, they use culturally responsive methods to increase community health. Esperanza United, the leading organization mobilizing Latinas and Latin@ communities to end gender-based violence (GBV), organized two listening sessions with Promotoras. In these convenings, participants shared the innovative approaches they used to respond to and mitigate the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Latin@ community. These listening sessions also served as a source of connection, knowledge sharing, and affirmation. This report highlights the challenges Promotoras faced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the strategies they used to find solutions. The findings are based on a community-centered evidence-based approach that acknowledges community knowledge and engagement.

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Promotoras building bridges during COVID-19

Material Categories

Collaboration / Bridge Building

Cultural Competence

Leadership Development

Communities of Color

Disaster

A guide for community youth advocates to support Latin@ survivors

berdman — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:50:22 +0000

A guide for community youth advocates to support Latin@ survivors berdman Tue, 12/12/2023 - 15:50

General Material

Training Tools

Published Date

December, 2023

Publisher(s)

Esperanza United

Community advocates are leaders who provide direct and indirect services and care to the health and well-being of people in their community. They assist survivors as they manage through systems that intersect with their overall health. Advocates can take action to significantly improve the health and well-being of Latin@ survivors of IPV navigating health systems with the use of this tool from Esperanza United. This tool will serve to:

Equip community youth advocates with culturally-responsive strategies to navigate systems to support youth Latin@ survivors of IPV.
Increase knowledge of barriers to improving the health of Latin@ survivors of IPV.
Mobilize advocates to promote holistic and sustainable support within families and communities.

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A guide for community youth advocates to support Latin@ survivors

Material Categories

Cultural Competence

Trauma Informed Approach

Alcance comunitario: Community leaders share strategies for mitigating harm during emergencies

pbranco — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:32:48 +0000

Alcance comunitario: Community leaders share strategies for mitigating harm during emergencies pbranco Tue, 11/25/2025 - 15:32

General Material

Published Date

March, 2023

Publisher(s)

Esperanza United

Latin@ leaders across the country helped their communities mitigate the effects of COVID-19 through innovative approaches. On December 7, 2022, Esperanza United had the honor of hearing from three such leaders: Rosa Guerra of Campesinos Sin Fronteras in Arizona, Elsabel Rincón of The Welcome Immigrant Network in Massachusetts, and Luz Zagal of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Minnesota. They shared replicable strategies to reach Latin@ individuals, families, and communities and provide resources to increase health and well-being across the country and in Puerto Rico. In this document, you will find the main themes and successful strategies to reach Latin@ communities effectively during emergency situations.

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Community Organizing / Mobilization / Engagement

Cultural Competence

Communities of Color

Disaster

Health / Public Health

A call to action for inclusive gender-based violence services for Black/Afro-Latin@s

berdman — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:45:41 +0000

A call to action for inclusive gender-based violence services for Black/Afro-Latin@s berdman Tue, 11/09/2021 - 12:45

General Material

Published Date

November, 2021

Publisher(s)

Esperanza United

In order to meet the cultural and racial needs of Afro-Latin@s, it is important that gender-based violence organizations prioritize models that center anti-discriminatory practices. This document from Esperanza United offers promising practices and a call to action to meet the unique needs of Afro-Latin@ survivors of gender-based violence.

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A call to action for inclusive gender-based violence services for Black/Afro-La…

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Understanding Culture and Language: Providing Culturally Responsive Services

berdman — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:57:45 +0000

Understanding Culture and Language: Providing Culturally Responsive Services berdman Fri, 10/06/2023 - 12:57

General Material

Training Tools

Published Date

August, 2018

Publisher(s)

Esperanza United

This webinar engages participants in learning to recognize and respect individual cultural differences regarding language and communication as important to working in a sensitive and effective manner with survivors with limited English proficiency (LEP). This webinar examines the challenges LEP survivors encounter while seeking to access services because of limited culturally and linguistically responsive systems of help.

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Understanding Culture and Language: Providing Culturally Responsive Services

Material Categories

Accessibility

Cultural Competence

Immigration / Resettlement