• Thank You for Making the 2025 Conference Unforgettable

    We invite you to the National Mental Health Conference on the East End — a unique gathering bringing together change-makers, clinicians, educators, and advocates committed to building resilient communities through mental wellness.

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  • OUR VISION

    To build a network of support and resources for dedicated Latino professionals in social work, mental health, and related human services, empowering them to enhance and innovate community resources and services to effectively meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve.

    OUR MISSION

    Organize Latino social workers, mental health professionals, and related human services professionals to strengthen, develop, and improve resources and services, ensuring they best meet the needs of the communities we serve.

  • OUR PILLARS

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    CONNECT

    1. With Social Workers, human and social services professionals
    2. With Students studying Social Work, and human services
    3. With Professionals looking to build, expand their practice, or niche into consulting
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    EDUCATE

    1. Social Work Schools lend to strategic partnerships
    2. Our Members lead on to impactful careers and serve as mentors
    3. Professional Development and conferences on a variety of topics from micro to macro perspectives
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    ADVOCATE

    1. By promoting civic engagement and sharing job opportunities
    2. By partnering with corporations and community organizations
    3. By consulting with action groups
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  • National Association of Puerto Rican and Hispanic Social Workers is...

    A non-profit organization founded in 1983 by a group of Puerto Rican Social Workers dedicated to the enhancement and general welfare of Latino families.

    OUR MEMBERS ARE...

    Social Workers, other Human Service professionals, and students interested in issues that affect and impact Latino communities with a commitment to the organization.

    OUR MISSION IS...

    To organize Social Workers and other Human Service professionals to strengthen, develop and improve the resources and services that meet the needs of Puerto Rican/Hispanic families.

    OUR OBJECTIVES ARE...

    • To advocate in the interest of Latinos at the local, state and nationwide levels in the private and public sectors.
    • To establish connections with other community resources that further and solidify the position of the Latino population in addressing policy issues that impact the community.
    • To disseminate knowledge for professional growth to its membership and increase the academic foundation for providing assistance towards that end.
    • To be a resource to the Latino Community for information and advocacy.
    • To continue efforts to recruit and encourage Social Workers and Human Service students in their professional aspirations.

    OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE...

    • Sponsoring the “Diversity and Strengths of the Latino Family” conference
    • Co-sponsoring the annual youth conference “La Vision” and other conferences
    • Workshops on immigration law
    • Sponsoring the first Hispanic Women’s Sorority, Gamma Ce Upsilon, at Stony Brook University
    • Acknowledging the work of outstanding advocates by honoring them at our Annual Dinner, e.g. Hispanic Social Worker of the Year, Humanitarian Award and Leadership Award
    • Offer a Speaker’s Bureau
    • Established a Dropout Prevention mentoring program
    • Promotion of Hispanic cultural activities
    • Maintain a membership list of professional providers
    • Providing scholarships to 124 eligible students in the Schools of Social Welfare at various universities and colleges affiliated with NAPRHSW

    FOUNDING MEMBERS

    We pay homage to and celebrate the Founders of NAPRHSW. Their vision to create an organization that believes in the right of equality of social and economic opportunity. We continue in their footsteps to bring light to practices that restrict opportunities to individuals on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or national origin. We treasure their gift of tenacity and commitment to our families and communities. Thank you...

    Dr. Angel Campos, Bill Larregui, Sonia Palacio Grottola, Lillian de la Rosa, Carmen Morales, Gaspar Santiago,

    Jose Fernandez, Rafael Pagán, Dr. Carlos Vidal, Pauline Velasquez, and Ruth Negron-Gaines.

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