Esperanza United mobilizes Latinas and Latin@ communities to end gender-based violence. Their Family Advocacy program includes an emergency shelter, comprehensive community-based advocacy, co-advocacy with other shelter programs and community organizations, and a 24/7 bilingual crisis line for Minnesota’s Latin@ community.
Esperanza United works with the entire community to prevent gender-based violence, using a whole-family approach. In Minnesota, their Fuerza Unida Amig@s initiative focuses on leadership development and community action planning among Latin@ youth, women, men, and gender non-conforming folks. Esperanza United works with service providers nationwide to make sure that together, they are meeting the needs of Latin@ survivors.
As a federal technical assistance (TA) provider, they help Latin@ groups, domestic violence organizations, mainstream agencies that work with Latinas and their families, and organizations that serve other, culturally-specific communities. Esperanza United elevates the voices and realities of Latin@ communities through research and evaluation that promotes social justice in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault. Their research center conducts culturally relevant research to inform the creation of new strategies for engaging Latin@s and their communities in ending domestic violence.
Finally, Esperanza United works to ensure that policies nationwide are responsive to the needs and realities of Latin@ communities, advocating for enhanced rights and protections for survivors, immigrants, and Latin@s. They also decode policy changes and implications for Latin@-serving organizations, helping to better serve our communities.
