Encuentro Latino is a national resource center and technical assistance provider on domestic violence in Latino communities.

Our goal . . .
To build the capacity of domestic violence organizations to serve Latino families experiencing domestic violence.

Encuentro Latino:
. . . provides free technical assistance, training, and consultation to domestic violence service providers and others.
. . . works to further the knowledge base regarding Latinos and family violence through research and dissemination of culturally competent approaches.
. . . promotes best practices for working with Latino populations through providing information on promising techniques related to program implementation, service delivery, and evaluation.

Encuentro Latino also provides a number of web-based resources, including training modules, information on best practices, and other useful information.

 

 

ADVISORY BOARD

The Encuentro Latino Advisory Board consists of experts on domestic violence and Latinos.  They provide guidance and insight to Encuentro Latino.

 

 

STAFF

Encuentro Latino’s staff members have many years of experience providing domestic violence services to Latino clients. 

 

 

 

COLLABORATING PARTNERS  

 

Encuentro Latino is a collaborative project of the New Mexico State University School of Social Work's Family Violence Project and La Casa, Inc (a domestic violence services provider).

 

As a federally designated Hispanic-serving institution, NMSU brings research and training capabilities to Encuentro Latino.  Encuentro Latino is housed within the School of Social Work’s Family Violence Project (FVP).  The FVP engages in training, research, and advocacy in order to promote culturally competent service provision.  The NMSU School of Social Work and La Casa are partners in all of the FVP projects. Information on NMSU's Family Violence Project can be accessed at fvp.nmsu.edu.

 

 

As a direct services provider serving primarily Latino clients, La Casa brings expertise in developing culturally appropriate interventions in family violence in Latino communities.  La Casa currently provides comprehensive domestic violence services and technical assistance to domestic violence service providers throughout the state of New Mexico as well as across the U.S./Mexico border.  Due to the predominantly Latino nature of the region and the individuals served, La Casa has significant experience in developing culturally appropriate approaches to intervening in family violence in Latino communities as well as providing public awareness and prevention efforts.  La Casa also serves many immigrant Latino clients. Information on La Casa, Inc. can be accessed at www.lacasainc.org.

 

 

 

COLLABORATION WITH CENTRO DE PROTECCION DE "MUJER A MUJER" (CD. JUAREZ, MX)     

“Mujer a Mujer” is a domestic violence shelter located in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.  The Family Violence Project (FVP) has collaborated closely with the shelter, including arranging student field trips to increase students' understanding of the challenges faced by those providing grassroots family violence services in foreign countries. 

 

Although recent increases in violence in Juarez have limited the ability of the FVP to take groups to visit the shelter, the FVP continues to collaborate with “Mujer a Mujer” by raising awareness of the shelter in the U.S. and engaging in fundraising for the shelter.  Most recently, the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of NMSU have arranged a fundraising benefit for the shelter.

 

 

 

 

ABOUT THE ARTWORK     

The background for our entry page was created by Laura Peñate. Laura is currently a senior in the graduating class of 2011 at St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque, NM. She has received various awards in drawing, painting, and printmaking. She has been passionate about the arts since early childhood and plans on pursuing creativity in her college education and future career.

The artwork featured on our website was created by Latina survivors of domestic violence and provided courtesy of A Window Between Worlds. A Window Between Worlds is a non-profit organization dedicated to using art to help end domestic violence. Through creative expression, battered women and children recover a sense of renewal and power. Their images of hope, survival and strength educate the public and become "a window between worlds" for survivors taking steps to change their lives.

 

 

 

MORE INFORMATION 

 

Encuentro Latino is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

 

Encuentro Latino is a member of the National Domestic Violence Resource Network (DVRN).  The DVRN is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to inform and strengthen domestic violence intervention and prevention efforts at the individual, community, and societal levels.

 

Encuentro Latino is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico.