Education

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund lists several  scholarship programs for college bound High School students, as well as Undergraduate and Graduate students. There are currently two scholarships available from the Verizon Foundation and General Motors. The postmark deadlines for these scholarships are July 15, 2009. I copied and pasted the requirements for each below. Eligibility Requirements Be of Hispanic [...]

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Summer is almost here and the kids will soon be out of school in New York City. As a mother of a teen, I have to say that it seems as if programs for teens and tweens have been hit the hardest in this economy. They are either locked out of good summer jobs because of the market or from summer camp programs because of the cut-off age! Thankfully...

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While going around the blogoshere this week looking at other's Wordless Wednesday pictures I came across some Latinalicios info on the SevEn cLoWn CirCus blog! Angie posted about a wonderful site that would allow you to create a storybook for your children AND enter to win a $10,000 scholarship! That's some ca-ching definitely worth seeking. [...]

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I received this opportunity for our youth over the weekend; however, I was so caught up that I was unable to post it earlier.  I do hope that some of my Latinalicious readers can still take advantage of it. Youth About Business, a wonderful organization started in 1999, provides teenagers with an opportunity to attend [...]

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I believe education is the key to betterment, to empowerment, particularly in this economy. It has definitely paid off for me and my children. It was a long road, over ten years, yet I will always remember the day I received my degree as one of my greatest accomplishments. At the time I did not realize [...]

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Kaplan has offered to give New York City students an opportunity to take a practice PSAT & SAT exam before the actual exam. An excellent opportunity for students to get a feel for the exam without it going on record! Both exams will be given at each location on Saturday, April 18th beginning at 10:00am.  [...]

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