Adelante Hispanic Achievers Inc

ADELANTE'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC/LATINX YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO GAIN THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO FUNCTION CROSS-CULTURALLY AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY AS INFORMED AND PRO-ACTIVE CITIZENS. ALL PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON: ACADEMICS, CAREER EXPLORATION, CULTURAL AWARENESS, AND PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. ALL ACTIVITY IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

MENTORING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM:THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES WEEKLY WORKSHOPS ON SATURDAY MORNINGS WITH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLEGE VISITS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LATINX STUDENTS IN THE LOUISVILLE AREA. EACH WEEKEND THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR WE ENGAGE COMMUNITY LEADERS AS PRESENTERS TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE WITH OUR GROUP OF 6THS THROUGH 12TH GRADE ACHIEVERS. WE ALSO TAKE OUR ACHIEVERS ON FIELD TRIPS TO COLLEGE VISITS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. DURING THE 2021-22 PROGRAM YEAR, MANY ADELANTE PROGRAMS WERE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY IN RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ~ CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O ~TWO SEMESTERS FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND HAPPINESS. FALL 2021 RETURNED TO A VIRTUAL SETTING DUE TO INCREASE OF COVID CASES, ADELANTE STAFF PROVIDED PROGRAMMING: MENTAL HEALTH, MEDIATION, COOKING, MUSIC, HAPPINESS, FINANCIAL, FIELDS TRIPS, PRESENTATIONS AND 2 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. STUDENT ENROLLMENT OF THE MENTORING & ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: ADELANTE OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY AND COMPLETELY VIRTUALLY DURING THE FALL 2021 AND MAJORITY OF SPRING 2022. WE WERE ABLE TO MEET IN PERSON MARCH 2022 AS COVID RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED AT OUR MEETING SPACE. FOR OUR CORNERSTONE PROGRAM, THE SATURDAY MENTORING ENRICHMENT PROGRAM THE TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT WAS 137 STUDENTS. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE: DESPITE OUR PROGRAMS RAPIDLY CHANGING TO THE VIRTUAL FORMAT, ADELANTE STUDENTS KEPT ON ATTENDING, PARTICIPATING AND ENGAGING IN OUR PROGRAMS. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR ADAPTABILITY AND CREATIVITY TO PROVIDE QUALITY PROGRAMS DESPITE THE LACK OF IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES. DURING FALL 2021, WE HAD AN AVERAGE OF 83%. AND DURING SPRING 2021, WE HAD AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 70%. WHILE THERE IS A DROP IN ATTENDANCE FROM FALL TO SPRING, SOME EXPERIENCED TRANSPORTATION ISSUES OR THEY HAD TO CARE FOR YOUNGER SIBLINGS AS MAJORITY OF OUR PARENTS WORK ON SATURDAYS. STAFF STAYED CONNECTED WITH THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO PROVIDED SUPPORT AND RESOURCES. ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE, OTHER PROGRAMS: IN ADDITION TO OUR CORNERSTONE SATURDAY MENTORING & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, ADELANTE ALSO OPERATED A VIRTUAL TUTORING CLUB, AN AMBASSADORS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS PARTICIPATING IN M&E, AND A COLLEGE CORPS MENTORING PROGRAM FOR SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS, AND SENIORS. A TOTAL OF 20 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR VIRTUAL TUTORING PROGRAM WITH 80% AVERAGE ATTENDANCE RATE. 10 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR COLLEGE CORPS PROGRAM. OVERALL, ADELANTE SERVED 137 STUDENTS ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS. THE AMBASSADORS PROGRAM IS A LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR ADELANTE STUDENTS IN THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL. THESE STUDENTS STEP UP AS ROLE MODELS IN THE SATURDAY MENTORING & ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, LEADING GROUPS AND GAMES WITH YOUNGER ACHIEVERS. ADELANTE AMBASSADORS ALSO PROVIDE INPUT AND FEEDBACK IN THE CURRICULUM PLANNING PROCESS, REPRESENT THE STUDENT VOICE AT VARIOUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND ORGANIZE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. SUMMER CAMP: DURING JULY 2021 ADELANTE HELD ITS FIRST 3 WEEKLONG ENRICHMENT SESSION FOR 50 STUDENTS. THE CAMP PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE STUDENTS TO MEET IN PERSON AND RECONNECT AFTER LONG YEAR OF COVID RESTRICTIONS. THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED EDUCATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREAS OF STEM, ART, MUSIC, COOKING AND FIELD TRIPS.

VIRTUAL SCHOOL TUTORING AND HOMEWORK HELP PROGRAM:THIS TUTORING OPPORTUNITY BECAME A STAPLE OF ADELANTE PROGRAMS AS STUDENTS RETURNED TO IN PERSON INSTRUCTION. THE TUTORING PROGRAM PAIRED AN ADELANTE STUDENT WITH A TUTOR FOR ONE-HOUR SESSIONS ON MONDAY OR WEDNESDAY, BETWEEN 3-5PM. ADDITIONALLY, DURING THE SAME TIME, WE OPENED A HOMEWORK HOTLINE SPACE WHERE STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF IF THEY WERE OR NOT IN THE PROGRAM COULD LOG IN TO OBTAIN HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE. ~ CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O ~COLLEGE CORPS: THE COLLEGE CORPS PROGRAM MET MONTHLY TO KEEP PROGRESS OF ADELANTE SENIORS, COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND COLLEGE LIFE KNOWLEDGE. ON MAY 19, WE CELEBRATED 6 ADELANTE SENIORS WITH A CELEBRATION DINNER WITH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE.CURRENTLY WE HAVE 6 COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY ALLY PARTNERS: HANOVER COLLEGE, CENTRE COLLEGE, TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY, EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE AND SPEED SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. FIVE SENIORS THAT GRADUATED IN SPRING 2022, RECEIVED ACCEPTED PARTIAL OR FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE AND ONE SENIOR RECEIVED FULL SCHOLARSHIP AT SPEED SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING.