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31 Ways in 31 Days to Celebrate Latine Children, Youth, and Families
From September 15th to October 15th, our nation celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month to observe and recognize our Latine* culture and the milestones and contributions of our community. The observation originated as a week-long celebration and was later extended by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to be celebrated over a full month. Rightfully so, as our U.S. Hispanic…
Centering Racial Equity in Collaboration Survey
Collaboration is a fundamental strategy to accomplish a common purpose. It is not an end to itself, but instead a strategy to achieve goals and positive outcomes. This strategy, however, will be ineffective if it does not assess variables such as barriers to community-led participation, structural oppression, and cultural humility. The Centering Racial Equity in…
Transformational Collaborations: Considerations to Apply a Racial Equity Lens
There is a strong interest and movement towards collaboration in the victim services field. A critical analysis of collaboration efforts that involve culturally specific organizations, however, show they often amount to little more than a referral network, function independently, and centralize leadership and control. Traditional collaboration concepts fail to critically examine how power is conceptualized,…
Strategies to Recruit, Hire, and Sustain Diversity in the Workplace
There is strong empirical confirmation that effectively recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diverse staff is positively correlated with increased organizational performance. Many studies and surveys show however, that recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diverse staff is a challenge that many organizations face. Strategies to Recruit, Hire, and Sustain Diversity in the Workplace responds to this…
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Overview of 2022 OVW CSSP Solicitation
Join Caminar Latino – Latinos United for Peace and Equity for a detailed walk-through of OVW’s 2022 CSSP Solicitation. We will discuss where to find important information about deadlines, eligibility, purpose and priority areas, and how to start to prepare for the 2023 solicitation. This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02212-MUMU awarded by the…
What is Effective in Working with Men
This session focuses on modeling the importance of men and women working together to promote healing and transformation for individuals, families, and communities. Presenters: Jerry Tello, Co-Founder National Compadres Network, Debra Camarillo, Executive Director of The Latino Commission and Barbara Kappos, LCSW Executive Director of ELA Women’s Center. This webinar was the third part of…
Hombres Buscando Balance – Working with Wounded Men
This session presented by Maestro Jaime Molina, Mario Ozuna-Sanchez, and Ozzie Cruz, Trainers of La Cultura Cura at National Compadres Network, explores the dimensions and dynamics of wounded men. Focused on what is important to consider when working with men, it will provide an overview of how racism, colonization, racial inequity and generational trauma impacts men and the resultant aspects of substance…
Sacred Manhood: El Hombre Noble
This session focuses on exploring the definition of Sacred Manhood and “Un Hombre Noble” (A Noble Man), the counter-narrative of men with toxic masculinity. We do this by uplifting the positive values, traditions, practices, roles and responsibilities of Sacred Manhood that support individuals in building, nurturing, and maintaining healthy relationships. This helps create a greater…
Government Grant Systems: Must know sites and numbers (printer friendly)
Keep all important numbers, user ID’s, and websites in one document when applying for OVW grants. Download PDF
Tip sheet: Common tips and issues (when applying for federal funds)
Tips for how to navigate common issues with federal government grant systems. Download PDF
Understanding Oppression and Promoting Equity
Ruby White Starr To build effective and sustainable alliances with historically marginalized communities, organizations need a clear understanding of culture and oppression. Here we will get grounded on concepts related to culture and oppression, gain a better understanding of the intersection of our own identity and how it impacts relationships with others, and explore the…