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El Futuro is a community-based nonprofit organization that seeks to transform Latino-serving mental health care in North Carolina and beyond. We provide bilingual and culturally-responsive mental health services including therapy, psychiatry, substance use treatment, and case management in a welcoming environment of healing and hope.

Founded as a volunteer project by Dr. Luke Smith in 2001 to address the unmet need for bilingual mental health services for North Carolina’s growing Latino immigrant community, we were incorporated as a nonprofit in 2004. Our mission is to nurture stronger familias to live out their dreams.

Celebrating 20 years of impact

Celebrating 20 years of impact

As El Futuro enters its twentieth year of providing mental health services to the Latino community, we look back and look forward on where we’ve come and where we are going!This 2024 marks El Futuro's 20th anniversary of serving a resilient and brave community. During...

5th Art Auction and Fundraiser for Mental Health

5th Art Auction and Fundraiser for Mental Health

Come be part of an evening full of beauty, art, music, and calor humano at El Futuro’s 2025 Art Auction, and help nurture stronger familias in our community live out their dreams. El Futuro invites you to join us in downtown Durham at The Rickhouse on Saturday, November 1st, for a night full of...

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A Throwback Concert for Mental Health

A Throwback Concert for Mental Health

Band Together & United Way Greater Triangle Presents Gov’t Mule: A Throwback Concert for Mental Health Band Together NC is going back to its roots for one unforgettable night of live music and impact at The Mighty Giveback, presented in partnership with United Way Greater Triangle. On...

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Join our Latino Cultural Festival KERMES

Join our Latino Cultural Festival KERMES

Through the year we encourage our community to join us to celebrate the Latino culture in our Kermes. Our Plaza Futuro is full of families, smiles and colors. We are happy to have the opportunity to connect with our community and provide mental health beyond the clinic walls.  “La Kermes means a...

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Latino Families Lead the Way in Changing the ADHD Story

Latino Families Lead the Way in Changing the ADHD Story

Bilingual resources for teachers, parents, and students available just in time for back-to-school In many classrooms, ADHD is still seen only through the lens of challenges and medication. But for Latino families in North Carolina, a new set of tools is flipping that script—focusing on...

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