Enlace Comunitario

What Enlace Comunitario does

Enlace Comunitario is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2000 and headquartered at 2425 Alamo Ave SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, that provides culturally and linguistically specific domestic violence intervention and prevention services to Latine and immigrant survivors and their families in Central New Mexico. The organization operates two program arms. The intervention arm delivers wraparound services including crisis intervention, case management, civil legal services (orders of protection, custody, U/T-visa applications under VAWA), therapy (TF-CBT, EMDR, Play Therapy, CBT), financial capability training, support groups, and parenting classes (Circle of Security). The prevention arm comprises the Youth Leaders program (ages 13-17), Voces Unidas drop-in education group, the Promotoras program (former survivors trained as community educators), Healthy Masculinities work via the New Mexico Healthy Masculinities Collaborative, and Healthy Relationships/Incredible Years classes.

Revenue is generated exclusively through grants and donations: individual donors, private foundations (Yield Giving/Mackenzie Scott, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Albuquerque Community Foundation, New Mexico Foundation), and city, county, state, and federal entities, including three concurrent grants from the U.S. DOJ Office on Violence Against Women and funding from the City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NMDOH, CYFD, CVRC, ACF, and United Way of Central New Mexico. All services are provided free of charge. Clients access services directly via walk-in, phone, or email, or through referrals from shelters, healthcare providers, schools, and a network of 20+ community partner organizations. The organization served over 500 families per year through direct intervention (and many more through outreach), with a 34-person staff including DOJ Accredited Representatives for immigration matters and bilingual LMSW clinicians.

Strategically, Enlace is undergoing a defensive restructuring: the housing assistance program is sunsetting in July 2026 due to federal funding cuts, while the organization continues to invest in prevention productization (two editions of the Healthy Masculinities Toolkit), coalition policy advocacy (MMIWR, immigrant protections, Resolution R-24-45), and ecosystem partnerships (Free Flow New Mexico, CSVANW, El CENTRO). A $2 million Yield Giving award in March 2024 materially strengthened reserves. The organization is not a technology company and operates no proprietary software, AI, or app-based products; service delivery is entirely human-mediated.

Name

Enlace Comunitario

Legal name

Enlace Comunitario

Website

https://enlacenm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Enlace Comunitario is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Albuquerque, NM providing culturally and linguistically specific domestic violence intervention and prevention services to Latine and immigrant survivors and their families across Central New Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Violence Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI)

Keywords

• Domestic violence services
• Crisis intervention
• Victim advocacy
• Community education
• Latine outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Enlace accepts donations from individual donors year-round, including monetary gifts and in-kind donations of household goods, clothing, and other items to support DV survivors.
2. Private Foundation Grants: Enlace receives grant funding from private foundations such as Yield Giving (Mackenzie Scott), and others. This represents a significant portion of revenue for program operations.
3. Government Funding (City, County, State, Federal): Enlace receives generous financial support from city, county, state, and federal entities including grants from the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice (grant numbers 15JOVW-21-GG-02076-TRAN, 15JOVW-24-GG-03326-CSSP, and 15JOVW-23-GG-00534-LEGA), New Mexico Department of Health, CYFD, ACF, and others. Note: Federal funding cuts have impacted the housing program, which is sunsetting in July 2026.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Enlace Comunitario provides free, trauma-informed, bilingual (Spanish/English) domestic violence intervention and prevention services to Latine and immigrant survivors and their families in Central New Mexico. Its portfolio spans crisis intervention, case management, civil legal services (including U/T-visa work under VAWA), housing assistance, therapy/behavioral health, financial capability training, support groups, parenting classes, and prevention programming such as Youth Leaders, Voces Unidas, Promotoras, and the Healthy Masculinities initiative.

Product overview

Enlace Comunitario is a nonprofit social services organization (not a technology company) providing culturally and linguistically specific domestic violence intervention and prevention services to Latine and immigrant communities in Central New Mexico. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs organized into two main arms: Intervention Services (Crisis Intervention, Case Management, Legal Services, Housing Assistance, Therapy/Behavioral Health, Financial Capability Training, Support Groups, and Parenting Classes) and Prevention Services (Youth Leaders, Voces Unidas, Promotoras, Prevention Classes, and Healthy Masculinities). Additional community resources include the Period Pod and Policy Advocacy initiatives. All services are trauma-informed, client-directed, and available in English and Spanish.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crisis Intervention Immediate support services for DV survivors, including crisis assessment, police report filing, abuse documentation, temporary restraining order assistance, shelter transportation, and safety planning. Delivered in English and Spanish to Latine and immigrant survivors.
• Case Management One-on-one support connecting DV survivors with community resources for clothing, food, household essentials, public benefits, housing, medical care, crime victims reparations, and legal support.
• Legal Services Civil legal representation and support for DV survivors, including orders of protection, divorce proceedings, pro se assistance, custody hearings, child support cases, UCCJEA matters, and U/T-visa applications under VAWA. Provided through a staff paralegal and DOJ Accredited Representative.
• Housing Assistance Support for Enlace clients with temporary housing applications, utility services guidance, and rental assistance. Program is sunsetting in July 2026 due to federal funding cuts.
• Therapy & Behavioral Health Holistic behavioral health services for DV survivors and household members (including children and youth), including Trauma-Focused CBT, Play Therapy, EMDR, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
• Financial Capability Training and Education Financial literacy curriculum covering financial health, savings, credit, and self-sufficiency; includes matched savings accounts (Individual Development Accounts) when funding permits.
• Support Groups Spanish-language Women's Support Group (Wednesdays and Thursdays 4:00-5:30pm), Children's Life Skills Group (emotion recognition and safety), and Jovencit@s teen support group (Mondays 5:00-6:30pm for ages 12-17).
• Parenting Classes (Circle of Security) Circle of Security Parenting Program designed to strengthen secure caregiver-child attachments and improve child developmental pathways for families affected by DV.
• Youth Leaders Program Leadership development program training Latine and immigrant youth (ages 13-17, volunteers) who are witnesses or survivors of DV to become peer educators promoting healthy, gender-affirming relationships.
• Voces Unidas Drop-in DV education and support group for Spanish-speaking survivors using a peer-to-peer approach to reduce intimidation and increase access to services.
• Promotoras Program Former client survivors trained as community health leaders and educators providing culturally appropriate presentations on DV, its impact on children, self-esteem, and gender roles. Includes PDI (Promotoras de Desarrollo Infantil) child development screening.
• Prevention Classes Classes including Healthy Relationships (self-esteem, communication, consent, couples relationships, sexuality) and Incredible Years parenting program (limits, self-regulation, praise, discipline, emotional vocabulary).
• Healthy Masculinities Program in partnership with the New Mexico Healthy Masculinities Collaborative, providing a toolkit and community conversations exploring gender and building healthy relationships to reduce DV.
• Period Pod Free Flow Period Pod containing monthly supply kits of period products, hosted in partnership with Free Flow New Mexico to combat period poverty; fully accessible and anonymous to community members.
• Policy Advocacy Legislative advocacy to strengthen protections for DV survivors and immigrant communities, including civil legal services funding, immigration protections, and policy enforcement mechanisms for U Visa validation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 families served per year through direct intervention services, with many more reached through community outreach and leadership development

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Free Flow New MexicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnlace partners with Free Flow New Mexico to host a Free Flow Period Pod—a dispensing station containing curated kits of period supplies that can support an individual for a month. Free Flow combats period poverty and menstruation stigma through six programs focused on distribution and education. Enlace's Period Pod is fully accessible and anonymous to community members in need.
• New Mexico Healthy Masculinities CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnlace works alongside partner agencies as part of the New Mexico Healthy Masculinities Collaborative. Through this initiative, the collaborative develops tools including the New Mexico Healthy Masculinities Toolkit (two editions published) to initiate community conversations exploring gender, reimagining masculinities, and building healthy relationships. This work directly intersects with Enlace's mission to reduce domestic violence.
• Nusenda Credit UnionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNusenda Credit Union is listed as a business/community partner supporting Enlace Comunitario, appearing in the Business & Community Partners section of the Get Involved page.
• ComcastminorGTM or Marketing PartnerComcast is listed as a business/community partner of Enlace Comunitario, appearing in the Business & Community Partners section.
• SNL (Supporting Norms/Legal Aid)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNL and New Mexico Legal Aid are listed as partners in the community resources section, helping provide civil legal services to DV survivors. Enlace also partners with the State Bar Access to Justice.
• Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnlace works in solidarity with CSVANW on advocacy for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) and related policy efforts, recognizing the intersection of DV with systemic violence against Indigenous communities.
• El CENTRO de Igualdad y DerechoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnlace collaborated with El CENTRO de Igualdad y Derechos to educate the public and advocate against harmful Resolution R-24-45 (immigrant-friendly policy rollback), coordinating with multiple area partners in a successful grassroots advocacy campaign.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: Nationally operated DV hotline and resource network. Comparable as a major DV services infrastructure provider, though at much broader national scale rather than a regional culturally-specific provider.

Others

• CONVERGE (formerly Battered Women's Justice Project): National resource center on DV and the legal system. Comparable as a DV-focused organization with similar federal funding ties, but operates as a training/technical assistance provider rather than direct-service provider.
• Free Flow New Mexico: New Mexico nonprofit addressing period poverty through distribution and education. Listed as a partner of Enlace for the Period Pod program; comparable as a community-based nonprofit serving underserved populations in New Mexico.
• New Mexico Legal Aid: Civil legal services organization providing free legal help to low-income New Mexicans, including DV survivors. Already a partner of Enlace, and provides adjacent legal services to a similar client population.

Direct peers

• Esperanza United: National Latine-focused domestic violence and sexual assault organization (formerly Casa de Esperanza). Highly comparable as a culturally specific DV service provider serving Spanish-speaking immigrant survivors with intervention and prevention programs.
• The Julian Center: Indianapolis-based DV services organization providing crisis intervention, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, therapy, and prevention education. Comparable wraparound DV services model with intervention and prevention programming.
• La Casa de las Madres: San Francisco-based DV service agency providing crisis intervention, case management, legal advocacy, and prevention services to survivors. Comparable as a wraparound DV intervention/prevention nonprofit serving a high-immigrant urban population.
• SAVA Center: Colorado-based DV and sexual assault service organization providing crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy, and prevention education. Comparable community-based DV intervention and prevention nonprofit with a regional footprint.
• Sanctuary for Families: New York City-based DV services organization providing counseling, legal, shelter, and economic empowerment programs for survivors and their children. Comparable as a wraparound DV services nonprofit with extensive intervention and prevention portfolio.
• Caminar Latino: Atlanta-based nonprofit providing culturally specific DV intervention and prevention services for Latino families, including Promotoras programs and bilingual services. Directly comparable model focused on the Latine immigrant DV community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EnlaceNM
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EnlaceComunitarioNM
• Facebookfacebook.com/EnlaceComunitarioNM
• Instagraminstagram.com/enlacenm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/enlace-comunitario

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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