Su Voz Vale (Your Voice Counts) is a bilingual and bicultural program offering services to victims of sexual violence from Tucson’s south, west and southwest areas and the City of South Tucson. Su Voz Vale offers a variety of services, all available in English and/or Spanish. The program is located at the El Pueblo Neighborhood Center, 101 West Irvington Rd. Su Voz Vale Services Include:

Crisis Intervention and Advocacy
~Support and information available in person and/or over the phone for 

  survivors and their families. No appointment is necessary.
~On-going personal advocacy for program participants. Includes working

  on criminal and immigration cases, and accompaniment to a variety of

  different appointments.

Community Education and Outreach
~Presentations about the issues of child sexual abuse, sexual assault,

  sexual harassment, acquaintance rape, and domestic violence for

  community groups, clubs, schools, church groups, parenting groups.
~Professional and community trainings
~Weekdays, evenings and weekends available for presentations.
~Outreach, participation and representation of the program at community

  fairs, forums, festivals, collaborations and other community based

  activities

Therapy
~Specialized, long-term therapy for individuals, couples, families and

  groups in English and/or Spanish

The Cafecito
~A weekly, confidential support group for women in Spanish that meets

  every Wednesday, 10:30-12:30pm at the El Pueblo Neighborhood

  Center, Room 5B.

Casa Mariposa
~A group, long term, transitional housing program for single, adult women

  who are survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking or

  dating violence.  Priority is given to women going through the Violence

  Against Women Act (VAWA) process and women coming out of the

  criminal justice system.  Wrap around services include ongoing personal

  advocacy, therapy, support group, life skills training and job training.

Amigos y Amigas del Pueblo
~Volunteer community members trained to conduct crisis intervention,

  education and outreach, and organize events around the issues of

  sexual violence.
~Trainings are in English and Spanish and held several times a year.

Battered Immigrant Women - Su Voz Vale leads the Pima County Battered Immigrant Women’s Taskforce, part of the Southern Arizona Battered Immigrant Women’s Project. The goal of the Taskforce is to improve the access to culturally appropriate services for immigrant families who are victims of domestic and sexual violence, thereby ensuring their rights under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The project’s focus includes community based research and analysis of gaps in services for this population, education and training for professionals in the criminal justice system, medical and victim services systems on the rights provided under VAWA for this community, public awareness to raise community awareness about these issues, and enhancement of victim advocacy throughout rural Pima County.

The Taskforce operates through a federal grant in partnership with The Governor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families - Division for Women which coordinates this project.

The ongoing resources subcommittee recently wrote a report about the experience of women going through the VAWA self-petition process. Click here to view the executive summary and the final recommendations. If you would like a full copy of the report, please contact Montserrat Caballero, Pima County Taskforce Coordinator at 520-434-0195 or mcaballero@arizonaschildren.org.