Casa de Esperanza, a leading national domestic violence prevention agency focused on Latinas, is receiving a $75,000 donation from HopeLine® from Verizon in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. HopeLine from Verizon is giving this donation to Casa de Esperanza to continue its efforts through its Hope Campaign, which challenges communities to take initiative against domestic violence.

"Casa de Esperanza is proud to be Verizon's national Latino domestic violence partner and to help raise consciousness about the prevalence of the issue among Latino communities," said Amy Sanchez, chief executive for external relations of Casa de Esperanza. "We are grateful for the variety of resources Verizon continues to share with us in order to make our work possible."

According to McFarlane studies conducted in 2005, nearly one in four Latinas will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in her lifetime, and while Latinas are abused at approximately the same rate as other women – 4.3
per 1,000 compared with 4.2 per 1,000, according to the Bureau of Justice – violence against Latinas is more likely to be underreported because of language and cultural barriers.

"There is a great need for domestic violence education within the Latino community. Though abuse exists in all kinds of families, Latino victims who face domestic violence have particular needs such as culture and
language," said Elva Lima, national executive director of community relations and Latino communications for
Verizon Wireless. "Verizon Wireless has a longstanding commitment to raising awareness of domestic violence and aiding in its prevention, and through this donation, we know that Casa de Esperanza will continue to push initiatives that help the Latino community."

Based on the belief that no one is born violent and violence is a learned behavior, the Hope Campaign was created by Casa de Esperanza and funded by HopeLine from Verizon. It was launched in 2009 and puts the work of ending domestic violence in the hands of individuals by providing tools, including PSAs and an interactive website to help recognize the positive impact words and actions can have against domestic violence. The program also provides bilingual prevention and intervention information such as webinars, manuals and DVDs for other organizations as well as encourages people of all ages to take the Pledge of Hope. To learn more about this program, visit www.casadeesperanza.org/hope-campaign.
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