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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...

Buzzworthy: A glimpse into the stories of El Futuro this year

Buzzworthy: A glimpse into the stories of El Futuro this year

2024 marks two decades for El Futuro “Speaking in Spanish is not just about being able to translate the words and being able to process them, right, it’s about the culture that comes with it,” Rassi said. Rassi said finding that in mental health care providers was challenging until she found El...

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A Letter from our Executive Director at Year’s End

A Letter from our Executive Director at Year’s End

Dear Friend, If you’ve ever been in my office, you know that I have sticky notes of new Spanish (and some English!) words that I learn from my colleagues and clients. For instance, did you know that El Futuro means “The Future”? (You’d be surprised how many people ask me!) Recently, one word has...

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Improving mental health outcomes for immigrant communities

Improving mental health outcomes for immigrant communities

El Futuro Releases Key 2024 Landscape Analysis Report With Findings on Latine and Immigrant Mental Health and Well-Being in North Carolina   The analysis offers crucial insights into some of North Carolina’s most underserved and underrepresented populations.Why Immigrant Mental...

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Empowering Recovery: Peer Support Program

Empowering Recovery: Peer Support Program

El Futuro Continues to Expand Care Approaches to Improve Access to Care for All El Futuro is thrilled to add peer support services to our existing array of care. For many, taking the step to receive mental health support can be scary, foreign, or stigmatized by the community. Peer support services...

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