Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h9SDb5V10320; Tue, 28 Oct 2003 08:37:05 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 08:37:05 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sf9e2a4b.026@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2768] Hispanic/Latina resources -xpost from NIFL-Family List X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.4 Beta Status: O Content-Length: 1291 Lines: 35 Colleagues, I thought these crossposts might be interesting to those of you who are serving Hispanic/Latino families: From Soy Unica! Soy Latina! Initiative Update In Observance of Domestic Violence Month Domestic violence is often kept silent in the Latino culture. This can make it harder for victimized women and children to get help. This article offers information for parents on the underlying causes of domestic violence, how domestic violence affects children, and where to find help. http://www.soyunica.gov/adults/monththemes/oct/violence.aspx MentorGirls.org, a Web site dedicated to encouraging adult women to mentor girls, has launched a new bilingual section called LatinaMentor. This section was created to address the special needs of Latina girls, as well as Latina mentors. It offers articles about mentoring Latinas, as well as a listing of on-line resources and recommended reading. The current article highlighted on www.mentorgirls.org features SAMHSA's ĄSoy Unica! ĄSoy Latina! Initiative. Click here to visit LatinaMentor: http://www.mentorgirls.org/latina_mentor.html Noemi Aguilar National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main Street, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502/584-1133 ext 168 Fax: 502/584-0172 E-mail: naguilar@famlit.org
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