Conversations Over Cafecito

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and we're excited to share this podcast by Esperanza United's youth leaders about the challenges and successes of working with youth.

In this video, our staff share #unacosa they are doing to stay healthy during the holidays. 

En este episodio, nuestra co-directora de defensa familiar y participación comunitaria, Ivette Izea-Martinez, habla con Fanny Fernandez y Rene Labat, educadores de padres y jóvenes de la Alianza Nacional sobre Enfermedades Mentales (NAMI). Fanny y Rene trabajan con la comunidad Latin@ en Minnesota. Discuten la importancia de las conversaciones sobre salud mental, el papel de la comunidad en la pre...

In this conversation our Director of Research and Evaluation, Dr. Lillie Macias , speaks with the University of New Haven’s Director of Community Psychology, Dr. Melissa Whitson , about COVID-19 and its impact on gender-based violence.

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the second half of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are celebrating our website’s new Knowledge base , a searchable database of resources that strengthens services for Latin@ survivors. In this episode our Campus Project Program Consultant, Jasmine Uribe and Olivia Garcia, Interim Director of Public Policy explain how to use the Supporting Latin@ Studen...

Esta conversación, les presento a Martha Hernández Martínez para hablar de apoyando a sobrevivientes Afro-Latinas. Martha trabaja como señor asociado de investigación en Rainbow Research y tiene una maestría en Asuntos Públicos de la Facultad de Asuntos Públicos en la Universidad de Minnesota con especialización en los Derechos Humanos Internacional de la Mujer y Políticas de Desarrollo y una Lice...

Esperanza United (formerly Casa de Esperanza) is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by unveiling a new mural inspired by our community. This breathtaking painting was created by a group of Latin@ artists who asked youth, advocates, and community leaders what being a woman and Esperanza United means to them. It now hangs in our Minnesota office to remind us of who we are and our shared mission to...

In this podcast, as part of our series celebrating our new name, “Esperanza United”, we partner with LatinasRepresent to interview Dr. Lisa Magaña on her most recent book, co-authored with César Silva,   ¡ Empoderados!/Empowered! How Latinos Transformed Politics in Arizona .  As a Professor in the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University, Dr. Lisa Magaña has authored mul...

In this podcast, as part of a series celebrating our new name, “Esperanza United”, our Public Policy and Training Manager, Dr. Olivia Garcia , speaks with Priscilla Oliveras who is a USA Today best-selling author, writing contemporary romance literature with a Latinx flavor. Proud of her Puerto Rican-Mexican heritage, Priscilla strives to bring authenticity to her novels by sharing her culture wit...

In this podcast, as part of a series celebrating our new name, “Esperanza United”, Cristina Escobar , our Director of Communications and Marketing, speaks with the Global Executive Director of NO MORE, Pamela Zaballa. Pamela is a global leader in the domestic and sexual violence space, with a special interest in the power of partnerships to progress the impact of our sector. NO MORE is a groundbre...

En este podcast, como parte de una serie que celebra nuestro nuevo nombre, “ Esperanza United”. Nuestra Co-directora de Bienestar  Familiar y Participación Comunitaria, Rosario de la Torre, habla con nuestra Intercesora  Principal de  Familias, Irene Ochoa. Doña Irene ha ayudado a sobrevivientes latin@s en Minnesota durante casi 30 años, y el personal de Esperanza United la admira p...

We’re celebrating! Formerly Casa de Esperanza, we are now Esperanza United and in honor of this change, we’re kicking off a podcast series looking at where we’ve been and where we’re going.    Nearly forty years ago, a group of persevering Latinas gathered in St. Paul, MN, to advocate for Latinas experiencing domestic violence. They incorporated as a nonprofit in 1982, opening a shelter...