Dr. Omar Villalobos presents strategies on how to live the best life possible. Using honesty and humor, listeners gain tools for dealing with anger and frustration. Villalobos offers listeners a new perspective on how their approach to life impacts the people around them.

58 minutes, CD.

The bilingual educational flashcards are a tool for service providers, counselors, teachers and parents to encourage children to communicate their feelings. Lively illustrations that reflect the diversity within the Latino community are used to demonstrate twenty-four different feelings. The spiral bound cards are designed for children ages 4 – 12 and come with suggestions for adults to help children identify and articulate feelings. Elena and the Magic Beans is a bilingual children’s book that is often used together with What Are You Feeling?.

Educational flashcards – in English and Spanish

This innovative film, created by and for Latino youth, draws inspiration from real life experiences. Ubícate! dramatizes four stories that explore such themes as abusive relationships, gender roles, communication, peer pressure and teen pregnancy. Youth driven discussion about healthy relationships is woven throughout the stories. Ubícate! is an engaging youth film, with Reggaetón and Hip Hop music, that is honest and creative in its approach. Peer educators, teachers, youth workers, churches and domestic violence organizations will find it useful in their work to provoke dialogue and understanding between young people.

Includes Spanish and English versions. Dubbed in English. Facilitator’s guide and poster included. Quantity discounts available.

DVD. (If you want to purchase a VHS version of this product, email products@casadeesperanza.org)

Organizations and individuals who work with Latino communities must be culturally competent in order to fully engage Latino clients and their families. Stepping Into Latino Realities helps service providers understand Latino cultures and their role in fostering strong com munication. This film is designed as a companion to Casa de Esperanza’s Latino Families and Domestic Violence manual.

DVD, English, 25 minues, includes facilitator’s guide.

(If you would like to purchase the VHS version of this product, email products@casadeesperanza.org.)

One in four women will experience Intimate Partner Violence (IVP) in their lifetime regardless of sexual orientation, race, socio-economic status, age or educational background. In response to this reality, Casa de Esperanza produced My Girlfriend Did It, a documentary film that explores IPV in lesbian relationships by highlighting the struggles and resilience of women who share the impact of violence in their lives. The first-of-its-kind film was re-released in 2008 in dvd format and is accompanied with a bilingual facilitator’s guide providing definitions, discussion questions, group activities, role plays and case scenarios.

DVD. (If you would like to purchase the VHS version of this product, email products@casadeesperanza.org.)
English. Closed captioning. Spanish subtitles. Facilitor’s guide and poster included.

This attractive, user-friendly manual is a guide to understanding and working with Latino families experiencing domestic violence. Practical and insightful, the manual uses case studies and reflection “breaks” to encourage the reader to engage the themes deeply and explore their everyday applications. Written primarily for government workers, nonprofit staff members and other professionals working with Latino clients, it will benefit anyone seeking to relate effectively to our growing Latino communities and to understand issues facing Latinas and their children. Stepping into Latino Realities is a training video that covers similar themes and can be used together with Latino Families and Domestic Violence.

English. Quanity discounts available.

This workbook is designed to support healing for children, ages 6-11, who have witnessed domestic violence. An ideal tool for advocates, social workers, therapists, and other caring adults, the book guides the adult and child through four sessions of activities that facilitate communication. One side of the book is in Spanish, and the flip side is in English—allowing users to work easily through the text. Domestic violence organizations, shelters, and other agencies will want to keep the workbooks on hand at all times.

Workbook – in English and Spanish. Quantity discounts available.

Fuerza Unida describes the community engagement process that was the foundation for Casa de Esperanza’s changes in philosophy and strategy. It encourages individuals to think critically about their approach to community engagement and the process that will be most effective for their organizations and communities.

Spanish. Manual is available for download online.

Fuerza Unida describes the community engagement process that was the foundation for Casa de Esperanza’s changes in philosophy and strategy. It encourages individuals to think critically about their approach to community engagement and the process that will be most effective for their organizations and communities.

English. Manual is available for download online.

Elena and the Magic Beans is a bilingual children’s book that explores the importance of talking about feelings. When Elena’s family decides to move to the United States, she has many feelings about adapting to a new culture and language. The beans help her to express those feelings, and she soon makes friends at her new school. The colorful illustrations, and side-by-side Spanish and English text, make this a compelling story with universal themes relatable for any child. Service providers, counselors, teachers and parents will find this book a helpful tool. What Are You Feeling? is a complementary bilingual product that works well in conjunction with Elena and the Magic Beans.

Children’s book – in English and Spanish

In A Survivor’s Story, Olga Trujillo shares the terror of witnessing her father’s brutal attacks on her mother and reveals the physical, sexual and emotional abuse she herself endured. With candor and astounding clarity, she unravels the connections between her childhood abuse and the rapes she suffered as a teenager and young woman. Her inspirational story sheds light on the complexities of coping with trauma, the struggle towards healing and what it means to truly survive. A Survivor’s Story is ideal for trainings, conferences and roundtables. It can be a resource for domestic violence and sexual assault programs, organizations that promote the rights of children, school systems, judges, defense counsels, religious organizations, community groups and survivors of abuse.

Spanish, 45 minutes, DVD or VHS