Mission of Capacitar en la Frontera: Capacitar en La Frontera is a bi-national program established in 2008 that offers trauma healing and wellness workshops and trainings to people of the borderlands region—particularly in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico,-El Paso, Texas, USA and small communities of the surrounding areas—who are affected by border violence, domestic and community violence, immigration, and trauma. We utilize a popular education, grassroots model that depends on collaboration with existing networks to empower individuals, community, and society through healing and transforming trauma.

Charitable Purpose Capacitar en la Frontera: Those served by Capacitar en la Frontera are among the most socially and economically vulnerable in our border region. We target our capacity-building workshops and trainings to indigenous multipliers and leaders in the communities, organizations, and systems that serve these marginalized populations. Those we serve on both sides of the border encounter our programs through local human rights centers, women’s centers, shelters, schools, community centers, and integrated health centers, etc. On the El Paso side of the border, many of these individuals live either in shelters, detention centers, or colonias. We serve without discrimination or distinction based on any dimension of culture, including country of origin, immigration status, gender, race, ethnicity, etc.

Description of Programming: Capacitar en la Frontera teaches tools for healing and transforming trauma in our border region. We offer short workshops as well as in-depth training, provided by Capacitar Founder Patricia Cane, PhD, and Capacitar International Trainer and El Paso resident, Kathy Revtyak, LCSW-S. The local teams of mulitipliers provide workshops on both sides of the border to groups and agencies, seeking to build capacity within systems so that Capacitar practices can be disseminated in their outreach. Over the last decade, we have served in DHS detention facilities, child welfare settings, hospitals, community health and behavioral health settings, and settings that serve migrants and refugees. Our programming also serves to support volunteers, interns, staff and systems affected by secondary trauma and compassion fatigue.

Register for Capacitar in two easy steps

Register with the Capacitar en la Frontera Team via Google Form

Multicultural Wellness Education (MWET/ Level 1) Registration: https://forms.gle/n1TERN1SaC4jMH2Q9 OR Advanced(Level 2) Registration: https://forms.gle/ABs1RZu5b5aAMaPUA

Submit your contribution that corresponds to the training series below via drop downs.

2023 Capacitar en la Frontera Training Calendar

LEVEL 1 PROGRAM: Multicultural Wellness Education Training Program
Dates for 4-Part Series:

Module 1: Saturday, Feb 25 & Sunday, Feb 26
Module 2: Saturday, Aug 19 & Sunday, Aug 20
Module 3: Saturday, Oct 21 & Sunday, Oct 22
Module 4: Saturday, Jan 20, 2024 and Sunday, Jan 21, 2024

Time: 8:30am to 4:00pm
Location: El Paso Community Foundation, Foundation Room, 333 N. Oregon, 79901
Cost for 8 Training Dates: $400* (sliding scale available)
Your donation for covers the cost of the training registration and materials (MWET/ Level 1) 2023-2024 Registration: https://forms.gle/n1TERN1SaC4jMH2Q9

LEVEL 2 PROGRAM:
Advanced Formation Training Program
*(For graduates of the Level I, MWET Series)

Dates for 4-Part Series:

Module 1: Friday, February 24, 2023
Module 2: Friday, August 18, 2023
Module 3: Friday, October 20, 2023
Module 4: Friday, January 19, 2024

Time: 1:00 pm to 5:30pm
Location: Blessed Sacrament Parish, 9025 Diana, El Paso, 79904
Cost per module: $50* (sliding scale available)

Your donation covers the cost of the training registration, including materials Advanced (Level 2) 2023-2024 Registration:https://forms.gle/ABs1RZu5b5aAMaPUA