Education Policy & Advocacy

We believe that a quality education is the single most important investment we can make in Latino communities. That’s why HF runs educational programs that support students and their families at every stage of the academic system, from early childhood education through college graduation. HF also carries out research and advocates to advance policies that help Latino and other underserved students obtain the tools, resources, and opportunities they need to succeed academically and in life.

Our programs and advocacy work include:

• Pathways to Academic Excellence
• CREAR Futuros
• LEAD Coalition
• Hispanic Education Summit

Pathways to Academic Excellence

The Pathways to Academic Excellence initiative is a seminar series that enables Latino parents to actively support their children’s education through early childhood and college prep activities.

Pathways Early Childhood

This component helps parents understand the importance of educationally engaging their children early in life. Seminars instruct parents and caregivers on developmentally appropriate learning activities and techniques such as storytelling which can be used at home to enhance their children’s literacy skills. Pathways Early Childhood creates a path to academic success for families by:

• Teaching parents/caregivers how to enhance their children’s literacy skills through language-building activities and exercises
• Providing resources such as books that promote reading and learning
• Instructing parents on how to work with their children and the school system to overcome social and academic challenges