Organizations Filed Purposes:
CAPACITAR INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES HOLISTIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM STRESS OR TRAUMA AS A RESULT OF CIVIL, DOMESTIC AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE, NATURAL DISASTERS, ILLNESS, SUCH AS CANCER AND HIV/AIDS, AND POVERTY BOTH WITHIN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. IT PRODUCES AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, PRODUCES AND TRANSLATES TRAINING MANUALS, DVDS AND OTHER LEARNING MATERIALS.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM: IN 2020, IN SPITE OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, CAPACITAR INTERNATIONAL TEAMS STILL FACILITATED OVER HUNDREDS OF WORKSHOPS FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE VIA ZOOM TECHNOLOGY WITH MANY MORE THOUSANDS BENEFITING FROM THE POPULAR EDUCATION MULTIPLIER EFFECT. TRAINERS TOOK ON THE LEADERSHIP TO WORK IN MANY COUNTRIES INCLUDING: THE USA (CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, ARIZONA, OREGON AND OHIO), CANADA, MEXICO, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, ARGENTINA, HAITI, IRELAND, NORTHERN IRELAND, SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, WALES, GERMANY, ISRAEL, JAPAN, THE PHILIPPINES, INDONESIA AND PARTS OF AFRICA. PARTICIPANTS WERE EITHER GRASSROOTS LEADERS OR PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO HEALING AND TRANSFORMING PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPACTED BY STRESS, POLITICAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NATURAL DISASTERS, TRAUMA AND ILLNESS (CANCER, HIV/AIDS AND DISABILITIES). MANUALS AND TRAINING MATERIALS WERE PRODUCED, PUBLISHED AND TRANSLATED. THE CAPACITAR WEBSITE WAS REDESIGNED TO OFFER COVID RESPONSE MATERIALS AND VIDEOS, AND MAKE AVAILBALE MANY MORE HEALING RESOURCES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
GENERAL PROGRAM: IN 2020 CAPACITAR PROGRAMS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY SERVED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM 20 COUNTRIES AND 5 US STATES. BECAUSE OF THE POPULAR EDUCATION METHODOLOGY AND MULTIPLIER IMPACT, MANY THOUSANDS MORE RECEIVED THE BENEFIT OF LEARNING THE CAPACITAR PRACTICES IN ALL OF THE COUNTRIES SERVED. IN JUNE, THE CAPACITAR SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR WAS A KEY PRESENTER AT A PEACE CONFERENCE SPONSERED BY AACHEN UNIVERSITY IN GERMANY, FEATURING HOLISTIC APPROACHES TO PEACE MAKING. THE CONFERENCE INVOLVED OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS, PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY. DISASTER RESPONSE AND GENDER VIOLENCE HEALING: ZOOM OR INTERNET OUTREACH TRAUMA TRAININGS WERE OFFERED BY CAPACITAR TEAMS IN INDONESIA AND THE PHILIPPINES IN RESPONSE TO THE TYPHOONS AND OTHER DISASTERS. IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES-DR CONGO, RWANDA, TANZANIA, AND SOUTH SUDAN-TRAUMA HEALING TRAININGS WERE OFFERED TO WOMEN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEALING WITH TRAUMA AND GENDER VIOLENCE. OUTREACH ALSO CONTINUED IN CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO, AND QUICHE', GUATEMALA TO HEAL GENDER VIOLENCE. ZOOM TRAININGS IN REFUGEE ACCOMPANIMENT CONTINUED TO BE OFFERED IN THE US-IN CINCINNATI, OH; IN TUCSON, AZ AND AT THE TEXAS, MEXICO BORDER IN EL PASO AND CUIDAD JUAREZ.
NATIONAL PROGRAM: CALIFORNIA: IN 2020 CAPACITAR CONTINUED TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA. ZOOM TRAININGS, ORIGINALLY STARTED AS IN-PERSON TRAININGS AT HOLY SPIRIT RETREAT CENTER, ENCINO, CA, WERE COMPLETED WITH PARTICIPANTS COMING FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, WORK WITH THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, WOMEN'S GROUPS, YOUTH AT RISK, WORK WITH REFUGEES AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, AND OUTREACH TO REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS AND THE NEEDY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ZOOM SUPPORT GROUPS WERE INITIATED SEVERAL DAYS A WEEK TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF PERSONS IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC. TRAININGS VIA ZOOM, INITIATED IN-PERSON IN JANUARY 2020, CONTINUED AT THE US/MEXICO BORDER (EL PASO/JUAREZ) COORDINATED BY CAPACITAR EN LA FRONTERA FOR PERSONS WORKING TO HEAL THE VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA OF THE REGION, WORK IN DETENTION CENTERS AND WITH REFUGEES. TRAININGS WERE OFFERED VIA ZOOM IN TUCSON AZ, THROUGH EL RIO HEALTH CENTER AND THE CAPACITAR ARIZONA TEAM FOCUSED ON SELF-CARE FOR NURSES AND PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK. STUDY GROUPS CONTINUE TO MEET AND DO OUTREACH IN TUCSON. IN OHIO, CAPACITAR ZOOM SUPPORT GROUPS WERE OFFERED, ALONG WITH ZOOM TRAININGS FOR THOSE WORKING WITH REFUGEES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Patricia Cane | EXECUTIVE DI | 60 | $56,375 |
| Juliet Spohn Twomey | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Wendy Ostrow | SECRETARY/VP | 2 | $0 |
| Valerie Bengal Md | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Leelia Franck Md | BORADMEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Lutz Md | BOARDMEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Sharon Kuehn | BOARDMEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Sheila Grady | BOARDMEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ree Taylor Cmp | BOARDMEMBER | 2 | $0 |
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