Hispa

The Hispa role model program: enables hispanic professionals to step (or, in virtual applications, stream) into predominantly low-income, public middle school classrooms in which hispanics are the majority to serve as positive role models for our youth. During each visit (6 hours of visits per school program, per school year), 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 23,000 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. This year, the Hispa role model program sessions were primarily conducted in person, with some virtual live visits. Program execution: in 2022-23, 283 Hispa role models executed 520 role model program visits, reaching 4,097 students in 84 programs in 34 schools. In addition, Hispa held 17 imagine day - corporate visits with 12 companies and universities, with 160 Hispa role models hosting 1,004 students from 15 schools enrolled in the Hispa role model program. Hispa youth conferences: themed "take action! Achieve your dreams," Hispa youth conferences bring approximately 150 students to a university campus for a full day of hands-on stem workshops alongside 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. This year, Hispa hosted its first conference since the pandemic, bringing 140 students and 60 role models to princeton university. On-demand Hispa role model program programming: Hispa continued to develop the 'Hispa 20,000 inspirational stories for our youth' web-based platform. This web-based platform 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 students, their parents, teachers, and counselors. Hispa has continued to develop accompanying lesson plan packages focused on social-emotional learning (sel) skills in Hispa role models' stories. The on-demand package included an index of the Hispa role models videos; their biographies in english and spanish; and the associated social and emotional learning (sel) lesson plan cards, providing a lesson plan for guided listening and q&a. To date, 195 Hispa role models have published their inspirational stories, and 73 sel lesson plan cards have been created. Hispa delivered 3 on-demand Hispa role model programs in 2022-23.my career: step-by-step: latino students often face unique challenges, including less exposure and access to college and career readiness information. Hispa wants these students to know about the hundreds of career options available. Volunteers fill out a one-page "my career: step-by-step" template. Using this template, volunteers introduce their careers and include the significant activities and milestones in their lives that allowed them to be successful in their fields. To date, 461 volunteers have filled out this template.hispa role model engagement and training: in 2022-23, Hispa trained 400 volunteers from the public and private sectors through orientation and training sessions. In addition, Hispa engaged 1,232 volunteers and supporters throughout the year in educational programs, kick-off events, a fundraising gala, and various other special events.

Hispa latinos in college: seeing the results of Hispa's leadership workshop series, Hispa established the latinos in college program in 2015 to expand these benefits to students beyond the fellows program. In 2022-23, with the support of pseg and bms, Hispa delivered latinos in college workshops to rider university and new jersey institute of technology undergraduate students. The latinos in college program brings various leadership and professional development opportunities to help foster academic and professional success. Hispa conducted 20 workshops including career and panel discussions with various corporate leaders. Hispa engaged 20 volunteers who participated as panelists and mentors.

Hispa leadership workshop series: the leadership workshop series provides access to leadership development, career networks, and role models to the college students enrolled in the new jersey governor's hispanic fellows program, funded by the center for hispanic policy, research and development. The 8-week summer Hispa leadership workshop series brings this 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. Due to changes in corporate visiting policies brought on during the pandemic, the 2023 leadership workshop series was delivered via a combination of 13 in-person meetings and 2 virtual meetings; 9 of these were held on or before june 30. Hispa engaged 115 volunteers in the program; they participated as mentors and speakers, providing professional development talks, conducting mock interviews, and providing invaluable information about diverse careers.hispa partnered with passaic county community college to bring our leadership workshop series to their stem explorers academy program. Pccc's stem explorers academy is a 4-week, high-energy stem exploration that provides incoming first-year college students with enrichment classes and college and career planning and coaching. Hispa's leadership workshops for this program included a variety of presentations from stem industry experts; personal and professional development sessions; and mentoring circles, keynote speakers, and panel presentations.