Latino Children and Youth Initiative
The Latino Community Foundation based out of San Francisco will engage Hispanic/Latino-led organizations, corporations, foundations, other private organizations, and government institutions in a collaborative effort to address the critical issues facing our young families with children ages 0–5. The program began in 2008 and hopes to raise and award at least $1 million Hispanic/Latino-based, youth serving, nonprofit organizations in the greater Bay Area.
Of the over 6 million children attending California public schools, almost half are Hispanic/Latino. About 25% of Hispanic/Latino children enrolled in K-12 in California Public Schools are identified as "Limited English Proficient (LEP)". There is an enormous necessity for literacy programs in the Hispanic/Latino community, both for children and parents alike. Fewer than 50% of Hispanic/Latino children five years old or younger have a mother with a high school diploma. The Latino Children and Youth Initiative works improve these statistics and increase the number of children that are healthy and prepared for school success through a variety of comprehensive approaches and programs.
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