Tel: (512) 715-4831
Our Approach
Our remote delivery service lets us bring our cutting edge resources to rural Texas, where there are few--if any--free bilingual service providers available to immigrant victims. We do all of our work with clients over the phone, through the mail, or via video conference technology;LSVAP clients never have to travel to Austin.
Each client we serve gives us the opportunity to evaluate what resources are needed to help survivors break the cycle of abuse. Above all else, LSVAP always strives to make it easier for the next victim of abuse to get the help they need.
LSVAP targets underserved rural communities in Central and Northeast Texas.
Lone Star Victims Advocacy Project provides advocacy, education, and free legal services for immigrant victims of abuse. By improving the resources available to abused immigrants, we can empower victims to leave abusers and reduce the amount of domestic violence in rural Texas communities.
Our Mission
Who We Are
Board of Directors
Edna Yang
Assistant Executive
Director of American Gateways
Delia Garza
Mayor Pro Tem
Councilmember for Austin District 2
Briona Jenkins
Development Consultant & Public Speaker
Laurie Cook Heffron, PhD LMSW
St. Edward's University
Kelsey Hitchingham
Financial Analyst
Environmental Defense Fund
Michelle Cheng
Lawyer
Whitehurst, Harkness, Brees, Cheng, Alsaffar, Higginbotham, and Jacob, PLLC
Scott Medlock
Lawyer
Edwards Law
Our History
Lone Star Victims Advocacy Project was created to help victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence in communities where assistance resources are scarce or non-existent. LSVAP has been serving the central and northeast Texas area since early 2017.
Staff
Glenaan O’Neil
Executive Director
Perla Arellano
Central Texas Coordinator
Laura Firebaugh
Engagement Specialist
Josefina Castro
East Texas Coordinator
Jennifer Vallejo
Intake Specialist