CPR/Construyendo Poder Retreats, was founded in 2018 in response to the acute trauma inflicted upon the monolingual Spanish speaking community by systems of oppression, and the subsequent need for trauma support for parents and children. The program began as a 100% grassroots effort, without any non-profit or agency involvement. It is purely a creation of the local Latinx Immigrant community.

During the pandemic, CPR turned into an organization that today we call CONSTRUYENDO. Together we support resilience practices to heal ourselves and our children through ancestral methods of healing, professional massage therapy, herbalism, acupuncture, yoga therapy, zumba for people with different conditions, workshops with Latinx mental health professionals; among other services related to health and wellness.