LISTA National and Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce Partner to bridge the Digital Divide

LISTA Joins The MASSACHUSETTS Latino Chamber of Commerce to hold its 3rd annual “Business Seminar for Youth”.

Springflield, Massachusetts April 14, 2008— The MA Latino Chamber of Commerce will hold its 3rd annual “Business Seminar for Youth.” During the April school vacation April 21th-25rd from 9:00AM to 2:30 PM.
The youth will learn the basic skills of business, banking, ecommerce and technology, web, ecommerce and making good leadership decisions as final project each student by the end of the seminar will complete an ecommerce web business and business plan.

The Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Latino in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA ) www.a-lista.org  a national nonprofit and Jose Marquez, National President/CEO in order to bridge the digital divide.  ”We are very excited to announce this new partnership and the launch of the New Tech Center of Excellence to be built in conjunction with the Mass Latino Chamber of Commerce. Bringing LISTA’s tech literacy programs to Massachusetts is the greatest gift to the future of the children of Massachusetts and I want to thank their visionary president Carlos Gonzalez, for spearheading this movement” said Mr. Marquez.

Through our combined efforts, LISTA Ma. Tech Council and our initiatives we will work towards closing the Technology and financial literacy gap between Hispanic and non-Hispanic youth in Massachusetts.” said Carlos Gonzalez, President. Business owners will participate as speakers and role models during the week seminar and give back to the community by giving their most important asset… their knowledge.

The program will also feature “America Works” a Junior Achievement curriculum which highlights inventions past and presents. This is the third time we partner with Jennifer Connolly, Director of Junior Achievement.

According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. among the nation’s Hispanics, now the largest U.S. minority, almost half-nearly 20 million people haven’t opened a basic bank account. President Bush introduced an initiative to promote financial literacy among Latinos. The MA Latino Chamber offers workshops on financial literacy for children and adults.

“It is crucial we invest in our future, offering financial literacy programs to the Latino community particularly our children will have a longstanding positive outcome for all of us. As an emerging community, if we do not prepare our children to understand economics then we will perpetuate the economic disparity that exists in our community today. Junior Achievement has the mission and the tools for us to use to help our children become educated consumers and to take a lead in the economic revitalization of Springfield and Massachusetts. .” Carlos Gonzalez, President.

“The Latino community continues to grow in Massachusetts and the rest of the country, Yes, we are making great strides, although it is slow in both financial and technology, we have come a long way, but we have a long way to go. We must do everything in our power to level the playing field for our next generation,” said Jose Marquez .

About Latino in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA)

LISTA ( www.a-lista.org) promotes the utilization of the technology sectors for the empowerment of the Latino community. We are an organization that is committed to bringing various elements of Technology under one central hub to facilitate our partners, members and the community with the leverage and education they need to succeed in a highly advanced technologically driven society. LISTA Mission is to educate, motivate and encourage the use of technology in the Latino community and empowering them to bridge the digital divide.

Carlos Gonzalez
President
MA Latino Chamber of Commerce
1655 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01103

(413) 746 1989
www.masslatinochamber.com

Jose A. Marquez
President and CEO

Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association
Office: 347. 632.4542
info@a-lista.org
www.a-lista.org“

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