Alva Moreno is the former Executive Director of the East Los Angeles Women’s Center (formerly Avance Human Services), which launched the first Spanish-language 24-hour crisis hotline for survivors of sexual assault in Southern California in 1976. The Center has expanded its services for survivors of sexual assault to include peer counseling, hospital accompaniment, advocacy, self-defense workshops, and support services for family and friends. It also broadened its focus to provide counseling and resources related to domestic violence and HIV/AIDS.
* Alva is now consulting in semi-retirement.
