Latino Outreach Program
What We Do
Our Mission
Our mission statement is to create an educational environment that broadens our understanding and appreciation of multiculturalism, diversity, and social justice. The Latino Outreach Program helps build relationships to establish a broader community network. The Latino Outreach Program at Ruth Cottage & The Patticake House protects victims, prevent violence, and empower our non-English speaking survivors.
Hispanic communities struggle to balance their personal safety with competing goals such as family unity, financial security, and cultural loyalty. While domestic violence poses difficulties for all women who want to seek help, immigration status can create additional obstacles for abused women who want to escape domestic abuse. A Hispanic immigrant must consider a wide range of repercussions before she can decide whether to report domestic violence to law enforcement or to seek help from social services.
Through our community initiative The Latino Outreach Program, we will be able to provide opportunities for Spanish speaking community members to recognize their own strengths and use them to stop the cycle of violence and transform the community.
One of the goals of The Latino Outreach Program is to document the various environmental factors which hinder or improve an immigrant’s chance of receiving help in a domestic violence situation. Our brochures and outreach events assess the factors which encourage undocumented Hispanic immigrants from seeking help against domestic violence committed by their undocumented, Hispanic partners or etc. On the other hand, what discourage immigrants from seeking help include cultural sanctioning of domestic violence, lack of knowledge about social services, and legal remedies which do not benefit the victim.
Our Latino Outreach Team
Deysi Gutierrez- Bilingual Legal Advocate
Osiel Rodriguez- Bilingual Sexual Assault Advocate
Olga Herrera- Bilingual Shelter Advocate
Jennifer Barnes- Spanish Forensic Interviewer
Damian Damian- PRN Shelter Advocate
Deysi Gutierrez
Bilingual Legal Advocate
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Osiel Rodriguez
Bilingual Sexual Assault Advocate
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Olga Herrera
Bilingual Shelter Advocate
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Our Local 24/7 Hotline: 229-388-1541
Whether you have a question regarding our facility, or you need to call about a domestic violence crisis, sexual assault situation or confidential child abuse report, we are here for you!
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Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-334-2836
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Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-4673
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Confidential Child Abuse Report