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La Raza Youth Leadership Program will provide Chicanx/Latinx* high school students, grades 9 -12, an opportunity to achieve their full leadership potential by participating in an intensive leadership program.

The mission of La Raza Youth Leadership Program is to empower Chicanx/Latinx* youth to achieve their educational and leadership potential and instill the desire to give back to the Latino Community.

La Raza Youth Leadership Program believes in social justice, quality education, human rights, environmental justice worldwide and the advancement of the Latino community. The Program welcomes and encourages differing philosophical views to promote the learning experience.

*Chicanx/Latinx is a gender inclusive term

The Goals for the Program

  • Providing in-depth training on leadership for Chicanx/Latinx high school students
  • Providing information and insight into current issues facing the Chicanx/Latinx community
  • Introducing the Program participants to current Chicanx/Latinx Leaders
  • Promoting and facilitating access to higher education
  • Creating a forum for a higher education mentor program for cheap papers writers
  • Examining and developing a historical understanding of Chicanx/Latinx cultural life and struggles in the United States
  • Introducing participants to a variety of leadership theories, styles, and techniques

Thirty participants will be selected through a competitive process. Participants will attend 10 sessions of leadership workshops, which will be held on Saturdays, beginning in January and ending in May. A light breakfast, lunch, and healthy snacks will be provided each session. For more information contact Jenny Santos via email at [email protected]  or via telephone at 303.953.5941

Previous Program Workshops

  • Immigration
  • Chicano History
  • Environmental Justice
  • Danza Azteca
  • Higher Education
  • Cultura
  • Institutional Racism
  • Team Building / Leadership
  • Know Your Rights

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