Promotoras Rompiendo Cadenas
YWCA of Southern Arizona in Tucson, AZ will expand its “Promotoras Rompiendo Cadenas” Program, a year-long- bilingual- community-based awareness and prevention program that helps remove barriers for Latinx victims of sexual violence from seeking help and reporting abuse.
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Communities
Adults Bystanders Communities of color Latinx Survivors Women -
System
Therapeutic/mental health -
Level
Local
Strategies
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Provide Resources
Launch the Community Education and Outreach Project for this peer-led initiative in order to successfully reach a minimum of 75 Latinx survivors.
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Build Champions
Promotoras are bilingual- community champions that help remove barriers for Latinx victims of sexual violence to seeking help and reporting abuse.
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Educate & Train
Train participants as well as at least 3 service agency organizations, staff, and volunteers working to collect reports of abuse and safely remove Latinx victims from abusive situations.
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Measure Impact
Evaluate trainings