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A news update from the National Latin@ Network
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Social Media Tips and Best Practices, Part II
Engaging an Audience on a Budget
As discussed in
our August blog post,
many nonprofits operate with limited resources, and as a result, social media management becomes a lower priority. Nonetheless, an active social media platform can help your organization connect with a larger constituency, increase your donor base, and stay informed about relevant issues in your community. Acknowledging the importance of using social media and the time investment it requires, we present below some tips to maximize your time on social media, and thus save your organization money.
Read the rest of the blog here!
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Only 8 days left to our first-ever Honoring Latina Leadership gala!
Teresa Rodriguez, co-host of Univision's Aquí y Ahora, will emcee the event, with a special recognition of Sandra L. Vargas, former CEO and President of the Minneapolis Foundation
Friday, September 30, 2016
Cocktail hour begins at
6 p.m.
Minneapolis Event Center
212 2nd Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
A distinguished award will be introduced in Sandra's honor-the Sandra L. Vargas Legacy of Leadership Award-which will be given out to a Latina leader beginning in 2017 at Casa de Esperanza's 35th Anniversary Gala. The recipient of this award will exemplify strength, tenacity, courage and vision, and be seen as a leader that has smoothed the path for future generations of Latinas.
Visit our website for more information.
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Thanks to our major sponsors:
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Join us for our Domestic Violence Awareness Month Twitter Chat
October 18, 2016
3 - 4 p.m. EST
Join us as we chat with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence for the #WhyICare chat.
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NCADV'S 2016 National Conference on Domestic Violence: Voices United
Casa de Esperanza's Pierre Berastaín to present at Voices United
October 23-26, 2016
Chandler, Arizona
Voices United will bring together domestic violence experts from across the nation to address various issues that intersect. Topics will include, but are not limited to: advanced victim advocacy, system response, best practices in victim service delivery, institutionalized systems as well as emerging issues such as the intersection between guns and domestic violence. Exceptional and inspirational speakers and panels are already being confirmed.
This conference seeks to commission victims, survivors, advocates and other experts in the field to lift and empower voices of victims and survivors and inspire action toward a culture with zero tolerance for domestic violence.
Pierre Berastaín, Assistant Director of Innovation and Engagement with Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network, will present:
Enhanced Safety Planning for Latin@ Immigrant Survivors
This workshop seeks to provide a better understanding of the need to create enhanced safety plans for immigrant survivors. The presenter will cover special considerations that advocates and service providers must keep in mind when working with immigrant communities. What should a survivor of violence do to interact with Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE)? What are some of the economic and employment considerations to keep in mind around safety planning? What are the policies of local police departments and their potential entanglement with immigration enforcement agencies? These are some of the guiding questions for the workshop. Participants will also be exposed to some background about the remedies available for immigrant survivors in the United States as well as strategies to help immigrant survivors safety plan around systems.
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Read: How Domestic Violence in One Home Affects Every Child in a Class
By NPR
National Public Radio published a notable article about children in school and domestic violence:
"And a reality for a lot of kids in the U.S. While it's difficult to get an exact number, researchers estimate that between 10 and 20 percent of children are exposed to domestic violence each year.
"New data quantifies what many teachers and school counselors already know: While such violence often takes place outside of school, its repercussions resonate in the classroom.
It hurts not only the kids who witness the violence, but also their classmates. The harm is evident in lower test scores as well as lower rates of college attendance and completion. And the impact extends past graduation - it can be seen in lower earnings later in life."
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Webinar: The Status of Women and Girls: Women's Safety and Economic Security in the States
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST
Join the Economic Security for Survivors Project and
IWPR for an in-depth look at The Status of Women in the States report. Participants will explore data on their state's economic climate and policies that affect survivors' opportunity to achieve safety, as well as the economic circumstances facing older women, millennials, women of color, immigrant households, and same-sex households.
A number of factors affect a survivor's ability to seek safety from an abusive relationship or recover from violence, including their employment status and earnings, level of education, and access to paid sick and safe leave and affordable child care. IWPR's Status of Women in the States project is a unique source of comprehensive information on women and the economic opportunities and challenges they face. The data this project provides are critical for those seeking to improve the economic security and safety of survivors.
Speakers include:
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Sarah Gonzalez Bocinski
, Director Economic Security for Survivors Project, IWPR
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Julie Anderson
, M.A., Research Associate, IWPR
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Asha DuMonthier
, Research Assistant, IWPR
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Thursday, October 13, 2016
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST
Are you interested in learning more about cultural competency and utilizing cultural competency resources to best fit your organizational needs?
The
Southeastern Health Equity Council (SHEC) released its Cultural Competency Resource Guide in fall 2015. This guide is comprised of resources, trainers, institutions and publications about cultural and linguistic competency that can be shared with the 10 Regional Health Equity Councils (RHECs), stakeholders and partners to help address cultural barriers with health care systems.
To follow up on the release of the Cultural Competency Resource Guide, SHEC will host three webinars in various regions of the country. The webinars will include speakers from organizations that focus on cultural competency. Upon completion of the first of these webinars - on the Hispanic/Latino population - the participant will be able to accomplish the following from the specific organizational perspective:
1. Define cultural competency;
2. Describe the diversity within the Hispanic/Latino community;
3. Explain the relationships among culture, language and health within the Hispanic/Latino community; and
4. Identify cultural competency assessment and evaluation tools.
The focus of the webinar will be the Community Engagement and Cultural Diversity Program at the Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the services it provides to bring cultural and linguistic assistance to the Hispanic/Latino community in Florida.
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Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities
Application Due: September 30, 2016
Rapid Response Grants for Reducing Violence and Promoting Peace
In August 2016, The Chicago Community Trust, the Joyce Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, the Polk Bros. Foundation, the Woods Fund Chicago and other funders joined together in support of immediate intervention to deter violence and promote peace in Chicago neighborhoods.
The Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities is a $300,000 fund created in direct response to the many people and organizations who are proactively working to keep our neighborhoods safe over the Labor Day holiday and through the beginning of the school year. The Fund is not meant to be a quick fix to the complex problem of violence-its targeted grants supplement each funder's intensive and long-standing efforts to develop sustainable, systemic responses to the root causes of the challenge.
- Grants will range from $1,000 to $10,000.
- Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)3 status, or with a 501(c)3 organization serving as fiscal sponsor.
- Grants must support activities taking place in neighborhoods within the city of Chicago.
- Educational events
- Group or youth activities
- Resident leader stipends
- Recreational activities
- Festivals
- Performances
- Picnics
- Block-level activities, including rental of venues and supplies
- Groups, agencies and organizations whose interests are consistent with the goal to support grassroots, community-based solutions that make neighborhoods safer are welcome to apply.
- Grant funds may not be used to support or advocate for the purchase or use of guns as part of any activity.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted by September 30. If you are seeking funding for activities to take place over the Labor Day weekend, please submit your application no later than August 25.
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Vera Institute of Justice: Program Associate
Program Associate, Justice Involved Survivors, CVS
Vera seeks a Program Associate for its work that addresses the needs of survivors of crime who are formerly or currently incarcerated. Many people involved in the nation's juvenile and criminal systems have also been victimized, whether before, during, or after their incarceration. Barriers exist in victim services and justice systems that prevent these survivors from receiving support to help them navigate these experiences and heal. Vera provides training and technical assistance to victim services agencies, community-based programs that serve ex-offenders, law enforcement, courts, and corrections to better identify, reach, and meet the needs of these survivors. The Program Associate will report to the Center's Associate Director.
Program Associate, Disability and Justice, CVS
Vera seeks a Program Associate for its work that addresses the unmet justice needs of people with disabilities. Children and adults with disabilities, for example, are much more likely than their counterparts without disabilities to experience neglect, abuse, and violent victimization. They are also disproportionately represented in prisons and jails. While 19% of the population in the United Stats has a disability, 36 percent of state and 24 percent of federal adult inmates reported having disability. Research suggests that the line between being a victim and being an offender may be blurred for many people with disabilities. Vera is raising awareness about the justice needs of people with disabilities and provides training and technical assistance to victim services and disability agencies, as well as law enforcement agencies, courts, and jails and prisons to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to services to support their safety and healing and are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect. The Program Associate will report to the Center's Associate Director.
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Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence: Elder Abuse Project Coordinator
The Project Coordinator will provide support and coordination to Safe Havens programs both locally and nationally. Locally, the Project Coordinator will provide outreach, volunteer coordination and orientation, and community organizing for Safe Havens' Safe with Faith program. Volunteers work with Safe Havens and local advocates to bring education and training about domestic violence and elder abuse to their congregations in Greater Boston. Nationally, the Project Coordinator will provide outreach, programming coordination and support for Safe Havens' national Technical Assistance program, which is funded through the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women.
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| North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Latinx Services Specialist
Position Summary
: Under the supervision of the Response Systems Coordinator, the Latinx Services Specialist will assist the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCCADV) in enhancing the capacity of service providers throughout the state to provide a strong system of response to Latinx survivors of domestic violence. Job responsibilities include providing support and leadership to NCCADV, domestic violence agencies, and service providers statewide to engage in strategic planning and program implementation.
This position is based out of Durham, NC.
To Apply
: Send a cover letter, resume, and three references to Lisi Martinez Lotz, Response Systems Coordinator at
latinxspecialist@gmail.com by September 26, 2016. No phone calls please.
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Now accepting submissions
We welcome submissions on a number of topics pertaining to domestic violence, family violence, and gender-based violence. These topics include, but are not limited to:
- Gender-based violence intervention and prevention programs that are culturally specific
- Working with Latin@ youth
- Working with immigrant Latin@s
- Health care and gender-based violence
- LGBTQ Latin@ communities
- Children and domestic violence
- Building Latin@ leadership in Latin@ communities
- Elder abuse
We also welcome photography, video, resources, and other digital material that organizations or people wish to share with our network.
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ABOUT THE NATIONAL LATIN@ NETWORK FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
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The National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities is a network of individuals and organizations committed to improving the health and well-being of Latin@ communities. The National Latin@ Network is led by Casa de Esperanza, a national Latina organization whose mission is to mobilize Latinas and Latin@ communities to end domestic violence. The National Latin@Network for Healthy Families and Communities builds on Casa de Esperanza´s experience working in local communities to support families, end domestic violence, and increase meaningful access to services for Latina@s and incorporates a research center, public policy initiative, and training.
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