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MEET THE TEAM: NANCY NAVA
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Nancy Nava is the Research and Evaluation Manager for Casa de Esperanza's National Latin@ Network.
Where are you from?
I was born and raised in the sunny state of California but have been calling Atlanta home for 10 years.
Where do you feel most at home?
No geographic area makes me feel at home because I relate to the saying, “home is where the heart is” and my heart is with my family.
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REPORTS PUBLISHED THIS YEAR
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Teen Dating Violence Among Latin@ Youth: Research-based Facts
Our review of literature revealed a wide range of rates on the prevalence of TDV among Latin@ youth and identified a growing body of research that examines several potential individual and family level risk and protective factors. There continues to be a large gap in strengths-based research and research that centers the experiences of Latin@ youth.
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Latina Immigrant Women and Children's Well-Being and Access to Services After Detention
This brief describes findings of a research study that seeks to understand the experiences of Latina women and their children when seeking asylum due to gender-based violence and to document the experiences of those who have been detained while seeking asylum for gender-based violence, the consequences of detention on survivors of violence, and post-detention service needs.
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Finding a Way: Innovative housing solutions for Latin@ survivors of DV & successful practices of culturally specific CBOs
We conducted a series of listening sessions across the country with community-based advocates who work with Latin@ immigrant survivors to expand the understanding of housing needs and barriers that Latin@ survivors face to better understand strategies that survivors and advocates take to address their housing needs, and to generate recommendations that inform future policies and community-based practice.
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A Scan of the Field: Learning About Serving Survivors of Human Trafficking
This report was created to increase understanding about how human trafficking survivors receive services from domestic and sexual violence organizations. This report documents the study’s findings to increase understanding about how human trafficking survivors receive services from domestic and sexual violence organizations. It also documents lessons learned for organizations that are looking to expand into this area of service.
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Engaging Latino Men and Boys
During this webinar, presenters will share best practices, lessons learned, challenges, and adaptations they made to engage Latino boys in learning about teen dating violence and healthy masculinity.
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Public Policy Training Manager
Public Policy and Training Manager will help advance the implementation of Casa de Esperanza’s public policy and training initiatives.
Project Specialist
This position is responsible for administrative and project support for the NLN directors, managers, and the technical assistance team, and works directly with program staff and consultants.
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Network News and Resources
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TVSA ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
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The proposals deadline is February 28th. The Texas Victim Services Association is still accepting proposals for the 2019 Biannual Conference for the following tracks:
- Management and Leadership in Victim Services
- Promoting Social Equity and Justice
- Advancing Victim Services Field Practice
- Innovations in Victim Services
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PLANNING FOR NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS'S RIGHTS WEEK
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This year’s NCVRW Resource Guide theme artwork, theme poster, web artwork, and awareness posters and sample proclamation are now available online. Use these tools to help your organization promote NCVRW and awareness about victims’ rights and services.
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A CALL TO MEN RELEASES NEW VIDEO, #HEALTHYMANHOOD PLEDGE
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A CALL TO MEN asks you to join in renewing our collective commitment to be part of the solution. Together we can reject those rigid notions of manhood. Together we can prevent gender-based violence. Together we can achieve equity and respect for all women and girls. But we have a long way to go.
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SAINT LAWRENCE COLLEGE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE
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March 1, 2019
New York
Saint Lawrence College is hosting "
The Struggle Continues: Intersectional Activism in the Age of Gender Based Violence and Authoritarian Oppression" with a keynote address by Karen Cheeks-Lomax, CEO of My Sister's Place.
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NCJFCJ LAUNCHES WEBSITE FOR LINKING SYSTEMS OF CARE
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The
Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Project
is designed to support and document the work of statewide initiatives for victims of crime. These programs promote healing through the coordination of trauma-informed prevention and intervention services for children and/or youth and their families.
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ASISTS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
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ASISTA proudly announces the launch of a redesigned website at their URL, asistahelp.org. It also announced
an increase in membership fees and the number of membership categories. The new fees will start March 1st, 2019, but you may renew or join now at our current fees.
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2019 Tax Issues for Immigrant Filers:
From ITINs to the Child Tax Credit
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February 27, 2018
2 p.m. EST
With tax season in full swing, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), and UnidosUS invite tax practitioners, community-based organizations, constituent services staff, and low-income tax payer clinics to join us on a webinar that will provide an overview of the current tax environment and how provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs bill that take effect this filing season, such as the new Social Security Number (SSN) requirement for children to be claimed for the Child Tax Credit, might impact immigrant families.
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Addressing Court-Related Barriers to Survivors' Economic Security
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March 27, 2019
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EST
Part I Focus: 1) Identify how court-related barriers to economic security show up for survivors, and how they manifest differently for underserved survivors. 2) Describe individual survivor-centered consumer advocacy and legal remedies to address court-related barriers. 3) Engage attendees in discussion about unique or innovative practices. Part II: Developing Multilevel Strategies for Change 1) See model/examples of how people have worked in meaningful ways to build partnerships to address court-related barriers to survivors’ economic security. 2) Use the model to develop multilevel strategies for change in virtual breakouts: issue identification, partner mapping, strategic action planning
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Human Trafficking & Impacts on Employment Opportunities
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February 26, 2019
2 - 3:15 p.m. EST
Futures Without Violence will discuss the elements of human trafficking in the United States and how this crime can impact the success of survivors enrolled in workforce development programs.
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Using Story Circles to Capture Local Community Responses to Gender-based Violence
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February 27, 2019
3 - 4 p.m. EST
In this free, one-hour webinar,
StoryCenter
's Amy Hill will introduce a simple, community-based process for sharing and capturing poignant personal stories of how young people are taking action.
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Effectively Serving Survivors with Mental Health Disabilities
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March 12, 2019
2 - 3:30 p.m. EST
Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault with mental health disabilities can experience increased impact of their disability after suffering trauma from violence. When this exacerbation happens, there are strategies that service providers can use to ensure that services remain safe and accessible to these individuals. This webinar will explore strategies for service providers when working with people with mental health disabilities as well as potential solutions to overcome common concerns and ensure access to a wide range of services for all survivors.
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By: Guadalupe Nettel
A shy young Mexican woman moves to Paris to study literature. Cecilia has few friends, and a morbid fascination with watching the funerals taking place in the cemetery outside her apartment. Claudio, meanwhile, lives in New York with the submissive, quiet, very wealthy Ruth. She makes few demands of him, while acquiescing to all his desires and indulging his obsessive, misogynistic nature. He meets Cecilia by chance while visiting a friend in Paris and these two very different lives collide with transformative consequences.
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OVW Fiscal Year 2019 Consolidated Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Assault and Engage Men and Boys as Allies
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Letter of Intent due
February 13, 2019
Application deadline
March 6, 2019
This program is authorized by federal appropriations acts. The CYEM Program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking. The CYEM Program also funds prevention efforts that engage men and boys as allies to combat violence against women and girls.
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OVW Funding Opportunity:
Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
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Deadline
February 26, 2019
Funds are now available to improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The funds may be used for a range of activities, including collaborative efforts to identify problems and share ideas that will result in effective responses to ensure victim safety and offender accountability.
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Deadline
March 14
Funds are now available
to address campus safety. The funds may be used for a range of activities including: developing and strengthening trauma-informed victim services and strategies to prevent, investigate, and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
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OVW Fiscal Year 2019 Research and Evaluation Solicitation
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Letter of Intent due
February 28, 2019
Application deadline
March 25, 2019
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is a component of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Created in 1995, OVW administers grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and subsequent legislation and provides national leadership on issues of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. OVW grants support coordinated community responses to hold offenders accountable and serve victims.
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Praxis International: Accountant
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The Accountant works with the Finance & Administration Director and Executive Director to ensure that Praxis maintains fiscally responsible operations and programs. The Accountant applies their considerable knowledge of and skill in accounting to assist the Finance & Administration Director to develop, implement and maintain efficient finance systems for Praxis that are in line with best practices.
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NNEDV: Vice President of Policy and Emerging Issues
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NNEDV is seeking a Vice President, Policy and Emerging Issues to join our strong leadership team. This is a full-time, hands-on, Washington D.C. based, exempt position reporting to NNEDV’s President and CEO and serving as an integral member of the senior management team. The Vice President will be responsible for the organization's overall policy initiatives, as well as one or more of NNEDV’s signature projects, including developing bold and innovative strategies for success.
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Now accepting blog 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
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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National Latin@ Network, a project of Casa de Esperanza
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