RAICES SAGRADAS COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH

OUR MISSION IS TO ACCOMPANY IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED UNIMAGINABLE PAIN AND TRAUMA AS THEY MOVE TOWARD HEALING.THIS YEAR, RAICES SAGRADAS PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE AT NO COST TO 186 INDIVIDUALS AND 67 COUPLES AND FAMILIESPRIMARILY IN SPANISH. OUR SERVICES TOTALED OVER 5000 THERAPY SESSIONS, ALONG WITH 67 PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS FOR COURT IMMIGRATION CASES. THE MARKET VALUE OF THESE SERVICES EXCEEDS $950,000.00 ENSURING THAT LATINO FAMILIES IN NEED RECEIVE CULTURALLY COMPETENT, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE WITHOUT FINANCIAL BARRIERS.TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WE EXPANDED OUR TEAM BY CONTRACTING TWO ADDITIONAL CLINICAL THERAPISTS, INCREASING OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT AND ACCESSIBLE SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, WE WELCOMED TWO PART-TIME CLINICAL INTERNS, WHO HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED 150+ SUPERVISED CLINICAL HOURS, ENRICHING OUR THERAPEUTIC APPROACH WHILE DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.WE RECOGNIZE THAT HEALING EXTENDS BEYOND THERAPY ROOMS. THIS YEAR, WE HOSTED 42 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CONVERSATIONS, ENGAGING NEARLY 500 LATINO PARTICIPANTS IN DISCUSSIONS ON TRAUMA, RESILIENCE, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. THESE SESSIONS EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND COPING STRATEGIES THAT RIPPLED THROUGH FAMILIES, FOSTERING A CULTURE OF HEALING AND SUPPORT ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.DURING 2025 RAICES SAGRADAS TEAM PROVIDED 33 HEALING SESIONS, 25 SUPPORT GROUPS, 24 GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS, 4 YOUTH SPECIFIC SESSIONS AND THE FIRST LEADERSHIP GROUP.EXPANDING AWARENESS THROUGH MEDIA & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT- RAICES SAGRADAS ENGAGED IN TO 16 FACEBOOK LVE SESSIONS SHARING INFORMATION WITH THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPATED IN 10 RADIO SHOWS, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPEARED ON PUBLIC TELEVISION AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND RAICES SAGRADAS WAS SHOWEDCASED AND OUR MISSION AND SERVICES WERE HIGLIGHTED IN A LOCAL ST. PAUL NEWSPAPERBEYOND MEDIA OUTREACH, WE WERE ON THE GROUND, ACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY AT 50 RESOURCE FAIRS, INCLUDING 10 MAJOR LATINO-FOCUSED HEALTH EVENTS. THESE GATHERINGS ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE, SHARE VITAL INFORMATION, AND FOSTER TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. KEY EVENTS INCLUDED:- TU SALUD (TELEMUNDO MINNESOTA)- UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY (RICHFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT)- YOUTH SPORTS RESOURCE FAIR (HENNEPIN COUNTY OUTREACH DEPT.)- HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION (MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH)- URBAN VENTURES RESOURCE FAIR- FERIA DE SALUD (HIAWATHA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL)- RAICES LATINAS RESOURCE FAIR- FIESTA EN LA NIEVE IN COLLABORATION WITH DAKOTA COUNTY PARKS- MEXICAN CONSULTE RESOURCE FAIR- COLOMBIAN CONSULATETHROUGH THESE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS, WE ARE BREAKING BARRIERS, FOSTERING CONNECTIONS, AND ENSURING THAT FAMILIES HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE.AT THESE AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS, WE PROVIDED ESSENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TOOLS AND REFERRALS.COMMUNITY EVENTS & SUPPORT NETWORKSRAICES SAGRADAS, NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE (NEDA), AND ANOTHER COLLABORATION HOSTED THE THANKSGIVING DAY, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO 100+ INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. THIS EVENT EXEMPLIFIED THE POWER OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND CULTURAL CONNECTION IN FOSTERING WELL-BEING.A NIGHT OF UNITY, VISION, AND CELEBRATIONRAICES SAGRADAS TEAMED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO HOST AN UNFORGETTABLE FUNDRAISING GOLF EVENT FILLED WITH CONNECTION AND INSPIRATION. LATINO COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PARTICIPANTS UNITED IN A SPIRIT OF SOLIDARITY. BY PARTICIPATING OR DONATING DURING THIS IMPORTANT FUNDRAISING EVENT AND SHARING THE SAME SPACE AND CREATING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, TO COLLECTIVELY ENVISIONING RAICES SAGRADAS EXPANSION AND BRIGHTER FUTURE.RAICES SAGRADAS CONTINUE SUPPORT GROUPS, CREATE A SAFE AND WELCOMING SPACE FOR MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS, MUTUAL SUPPORT, HEALING AND COLLECTIVE GROWTH. ATTENDEES ENGAGED IN POWERFUL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND A COLLABORATIVE 2025 VIRTUAL VISION BOARD SESSION, SETTING INTENTIONS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.LEADERSHIP REFLECTING OUR COMMUNITYTHIS YEAR, RAICES SAGRADAS REAFFIRMED ITS COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND REPRESENTATION THROUGH THE ELECTION OF NEW TRUSTEES, WITH 90% IDENTIFYING AS LATINO. THIS ENSURES THAT OUR LEADERSHIP REMAINS CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, AND REFLECTIVE OF THOSE WE SERVESTRENGTHENING TRUST AND DEEPENING OUR IMPACT.OUR MISSION IS TO ACCOMPANY IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED UNIMAGINABLE PAIN AND TRAUMA AS THEY MOVE TOWARD HEALING.