Hellitz Villegas

Hellitz Villegas serves as Project Associate at Tahirih’s Forced Marriage Initiative. She provides direct social services to individuals facing forced marriage, responds to requests for technical assistance nationally, and conducts education and outreach. Hellitz came to the Forced Marriage Initiative with over 8 years of experience working with survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence as a hotline advocate, shelter worker, and criminal court victim advocate in Jacksonville, Florida.