HISPA INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO INSPIRE LATINO STUDENTS TO DISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL AND IGNITE THEIR DESIRE TO EMBRACE EDUCATION AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS.

THE HISPA ROLE MODEL PROGRAM: ENABLES HISPANIC PROFESSIONALS TO STEP INTO PREDOMINANTLY LOW-INCOME, PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS IN WHICH HISPANICS ARE THE MAJORITY TO SERVE AS POSITIVE EXAMPLES FOR OUR YOUTH. DURING EACH VISIT (6 VISITS PER SCHOOL PROGRAM, PER SCHOOL YEAR), TWO DIFFERENT HISPA ROLE MODELS SHARE THE EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOWED THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS AND SHOW STUDENTS THAT THEY CAN DO THE SAME. VISITS ARE TAILORED TO SCHOOL AND STUDENT NEEDS, RANGING FROM SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO LARGE AUDITORIUM PRESENTATIONS, BUT ALL EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND INTRODUCE POTENTIAL FUTURE CAREERS. THE HISPA ROLE MODEL PROGRAM HAS REACHED OVER 15,000 STUDENTS TO DATE. IN ADDITION TO BRINGING HISPA ROLE MODELS TO STUDENTS' CLASSROOMS, HISPA ALSO BRINGS STUDENTS TO HISPA ROLE MODELS' WORKPLACES FOR IMAGINE DAY CORPORATE VISITS. THESE VISITS COMPLEMENT THE ROLE MODEL PROGRAM BY ALLOWING STUDENTS TO EXPLORE HISPA ROLE MODELS' CAREERS FIRST-HAND. THIS YEAR, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE HISPA ROLE MODEL PROGRAM PIVOTED TO A VIRTUAL STREAMING MODEL, WITH PLANS TO MAKE IMAGINE DAY CORPORATE VISITS VIRTUAL AS WELL. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:PROGRAM EXECUTION: IN 2019-20, HISPA EXECUTED 286 ROLE MODEL PROGRAM VISITS REACHING 2,295 STUDENTS IN 34 SCHOOLS. HISPA HELD 8 IMAGINE DAY CORPORATE VISITS, WHERE 7 COMPANIES WITH THE SUPPORT OF 115 VOLUNTEERS WELCOMED 232 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE HISPA ROLE MODEL PROGRAM.ROLE MODEL ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING: IN 2019-20, HISPA TRAINED OVER 400 PROFESSIONALS THROUGH LUNCH AND LEARN PRESENTATIONS, CORPORATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, WEBINARS, AND INDIVIDUAL COACHING SESSIONS. IN ADDITION, HISPA ENGAGED OTHER VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC SPEECHES, CORPORATE AND ACADEMIA PRESENTATIONS, MEDIA PUBLICATIONS, INTERNET CAMPAIGNS AND NEWSLETTERS.

HISPA LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES: THE LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES PROVIDES ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CAREER NETWORKS AND ROLE MODELS TO THE STUDENTS OF THE NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR'S HISPANIC FELLOWS PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE CENTER FOR HISPANIC POLICY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE 8-WEEK HISPA LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES BRINGS A COHORT OF FELLOWS TO A VARIETY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR INSTITUTIONS FOR A FULL DAY EACH WEEK OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT LED BY DIVERSE PROFESSIONALS. EACH WORKSHOP HAS A UNIQUE FOCUS AND DEVELOPS SKILLS KEY TO SUCCESS IN ANY FIELD. THE 2020 LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. HISPA 20,000 INSPIRATIONAL STORIES FOR OUR YOUTH PROGRAM: THIS WEB-BASEDPLATFORM COLLECTS HISPANIC ROLE MODELS' STORIES AS WRITING, AUDIO RECORDING, AND VIDEO AND SHARES THEM IN ONE PLACE, ALL IN A WAY THAT IS IMMEDIATELY ACCESSIBLE BY HISPANIC YOUTH, THEIR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS. DURING 2019-20, HISPA ENGAGED OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS TO COMMIT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. APPROXIMATELY 25 HISPA ROLE MODELS PROFILES WERE COMPLETED BY JUNE 30, 2020 AND VIEWED BY MORE THAN 350 STUDENTS.

YOUTH CONFERENCES: THEMED 'TAKE ACTION! ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS," HISPA YOUTH CONFERENCES BRING 150 STUDENTS TO A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS FOR A FULL DAY OF HANDS-ON STEM WORKSHOPS ALONGSIDE 100 POSITIVE, INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODELS. YOUTH CONFERENCES EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL TO FUTURE SUCCESS, EXCITE STUDENTS ABOUT COLLEGE LIFE, AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS' EXPLORATION OF STEM STUDIES AND CAREERS. HISPA HAS HELD SOME 30 YOUTH CONFERENCES TO DATE. IN 2019-20, HISPA PLANNED FOR 4 YOUTH CONFERENCES IN 3 STATES (NYC: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; NJ: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - CAMDEN; TX: ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY), BUT THEY WERE ULTIMATELY POSTPONED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

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