
Kristiana Huitrón, Latin@ Outreach Project Director
¡Hola a tod@s! This last part of the LOP has been amazing and swiftly moving. Here is an overview of movement within our project.
Leadville
Idali Dominguez, Advocate of Lake County, Leadville, Colorado, was promoted to Safehouse Manager at Advocates of Lake County (AOLC). Congratulations to Idali! With that move we welcome Perla Flores as our new LOP Coordinator in Leadville. As AOLC moves in to full adoption of the position and promotoras, they are well positioned with a deep relationship and a meaningful relationship being built with Latin@ survivors in their county. Which we can see with the DVAM activity hosted by the AOLC Promotoras called: Mujeres Con Poder y Vision (Women with Power and Vision). On October 5, they put out the images in front of the court house with statistics and they spoke about domestic violence.
Leadership Development
Five LOP staff and one scholarship recipient attended the Arte Sana Nuestras Voces 2016 in South Padre Island, Texas. Kristiana Huitrón presented the Latin@ Advocates Survival Guide, which one was on of the best attended workshops, and a session on working with Justice Involved Survivors. The sisterhood and tangible benefit of attendance is easily summed up with these words from the LOP guest attendee.
“This was my first time attending Nuestras Voces Conference and it was an amazing experience. To be at a place where others are there to share their knowledge and experience with you in your language is awesome. I was honored to have had the privilege to attend a bilingual conference and hope for more experiences in the future to benefit not only myself but for our agency and bring better services to our clients. The top three things I feel I benefited from the conference are as follow: that by being connected with other Latinx Advocates makes us more powerful to stay on top of our daily struggles to get ahead and serve our clients to our fullest; let go of the fear we hold inside and take the step to change and better yourself; that with unity we all can make a difference. “ Renee Maria Lopez, Domestic Safety Resource Center, Lamar, Colorado.
The Colorado Delegation Left to right: back row – Perla Flores, Idali Dominguez, Karlah Tanory (bilingual advocacy specialist from Washington Coalition Against Sexual Assault) Itzel Olivas, Consuelo Contreras, Renee Lopez, Kristiana Huitrón; front – Agueda Morgan, Patty Maradiegue de Wagner.
In the LatinX Leadership Circle, the participants are about finished with the first round and are finding support in building relationships within the Latin@ advocate circle in Colorado. There are bilingual and mono-lingual English speaking advocates, rural and urban, long-time and newbie. Along with relationships and support, a solid resume, a professional bio, and one-on-one coaching have been the focus of the first round.
Glenwood Springs/Aspen
Estefania Acosta, Advocate Safehouse Project, Glenwood Springs, Colorado has been busy facilitating the second training for a group of Spanish speaking volunteers this time for working with RESPONSE in Aspen. They graduated on this past Thursday and are now proud owners of a certificate proof of training on the dynamics of sexual assault and domestic violence. Yay and welcome to the work ladies!
Trinidad
Itzel Olivas, Advocates Against Domestic Abuse, Trinidad, Colorado held the Second Annual Ladies Night with great success. Over 20 ladies and 15 children attended. The Promotoras honored the lives of the victims in Trinidad who have been murdered by their abusers, had games with prize winners, a tea cup exchange, and most well received was the skits and activities illustrating the dynamics of domestic and sexual violence in culturally generated manner. Participant feedback after the evening: “I had so much fun and learned so much too. And it’s true the things that they taught us. I can’t wait for the next one.” – Doña Angelina
Itzel and Norma (in the mustache) act out culturally relevant ways in which male privilege can look in real life.

The Promotoras in Trinidad who have been working with Itzel, are the longest running group we have in the LOP.
As we near the end of the project, we have learned so much and are better because of it. We will be publishing a final report for those who are interested in how the project went, thinking of developing your own promotora program, or who are wondering ways that are relevant and meaningful to communities within your community who you may not understand or with whom you may not have relationship at present. Look for the report in January.
Mil Gracias
–Kristiana
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Welcome Shannon Day!
Hi! I am Shannon Day and I am excited to join CCADV as the Training and Technical Assistance Manager. Joining the Coalition is truly a privilege, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity of working with and learning from all of you.
Since 2006, I have worked in the domestic violence field as a volunteer, interim Legal Advocate, and Volunteer and Training Program Manager at Crossroads Safehouse in Fort Collins. I volunteered in the legal program, teen dating violence prevention program, fostered pets, and more. In 2013, I joined the staff at Crossroads as the Volunteer and Training Program Manager. I revamped the entire training process for new staff and volunteers that joined the team, as well as oversaw training done by other staff advocates. I educated fellow non-profit agencies, CSU students and athletes, business and community leaders and others in Northern Colorado regarding domestic violence and the impact it has on our communities and society as a whole.
I have been in Colorado since I was two, so I feel like I can claim being a Colorado native. I enjoy concerts, traveling on my own and with friends and am an avid trail runner.
I look forward to utilizing these experiences in working with CCADV as the Training and Technical Assistance Manager. I am passionate about supporting you, those that tirelessly serve survivors, and I look forward to the opportunity to meet and work with you.
If you need to reach me, please feel free to email me: sday@ccadv.org!
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November 8: CCADV's Brown Bag: Housing Protections for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Advocates and local programs have an important role to play in reducing barriers to housing and advocating for survivors to maintain or find housing. This Brown Bag will cover Federal and State housing protections for survivors of domestic violence as well as a discussion of resources and options in situations where protections are violated. Come share and discuss with your colleagues success/challenges around housing for survivors and share resources.
12:00pm MST
Nov 10: VAWA 5: Help to Shape the Next 5 Years (ABA)
VAWA Reauthorization launch call, where you will also hear remarks from White House Advisor on Violence Against Women, Carrie Bettinger-Lopez.
11:00am MST
Nov 10: Positive Youth Development and Sexual Violence Prevention (CCASA)
Positive Youth Development (PYD) is an evidence-based approach that incorporates the development of skills, opportunities and authentic relationships into programs, practices and policies, so that young people reach their full potential.
1:00pm MST
Nov 16: Compassion Fatigue & Self-Care for Individuals and Organizations (FWV)
This webinar will offer a brief overview of compassion fatigue or vicarious trauma and provide strategies to enhance health, healing, and stress reduction for individuals and organization wide.
10:30am MST
Nov 17: A Cross-Sector Model for Addressing Gender-Based Violence Impacting the Workplace (FWV)
Learn more about how to collaboratively address the impacts of violence in the workplace and engage other community partners, including employers, other service providers, and workers’ rights organizations.
12:00pm MST
Nov 18: Building an Effective Board of Directors (Vital Project)
Developing an engaged, active, and accountable board of directors is a key challenge for many nonprofits. Domestic violence organizations, in particular, seek a strong balance of business acumen, awareness, content expertise, commitment and advocacy in the makeup of their boards. This webinar will include information on the purpose, structure, function, and responsibilities of nonprofit boards. Recruitment and development strategies will be discussed, as well as methods for achieving a highly functioning board of directors.
10:00am MST
Nov 30: Shelter Rules Who Needs Them? (NIWRC)
This timely and important webinar asks the question, “What would happen if there were no rules? Please join tribal domestic violence shelter directors and advocates as we explore the multitude of issues and challenges that come into play such as: age/sex of children; chores; medication; alcohol and drug use; confidentiality; food; curfew; support groups and sign-in/sign-out sheets.
1:00pm MST
Dec 6: Establishing a Dynamic Volunteer Program (Vital Project)
This webinar will introduce and build upon the Vital Project’s recently published toolkit: Building a Successful Volunteer Program. Volunteers can be a key resource in an organization’s efforts to provide consistent and quality services. Representatives from current Colorado nonprofit domestic violence organizations will join this webinar to share their secrets to success in creating and maintaining a strong volunteer program. A range of topics will be discussed to include: creating volunteer opportunities, recruitment; applications, screening, interviewing, orientation, and training. Considerations for managing volunteers, tracking their impact, appreciation and retention, and funding volunteer programs will also be explored. By the close of this webinar, participants will gain critical understanding of the components of volunteer programs that make them successful, efficient, safe, and manageable.
12:30pm MST
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Resources
*Immi: a new online service that puts immigration law within reach of everyone
from Immigration Advocates Network (IAN)
Immi allows immigrants anywhere in the United States to screen for common benefits, learn about immigration law, and find legal help from free or low-cost nonprofit providers in their area. It is designed to be intuitive, accessible, empowering, and usable on any device. Visit the site at beta.immi.org
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*New Website Promotes Enforcement of Firearms Restrictions in Domestic Violence Cases
from the BWJP
Visitors to the website will learn about effective interventions in both criminal and civil domestic violence cases that can decrease the risk posed by dangerous domestic-violence offenders with access to firearms. Visit the site at www.preventdvgunviolence.org
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