Community + Youth Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 6, 2009
Tulsa Conference Helps Hispanic Boys Beat The Odds
October 27, 2009
Needed: (Hispanic) Foster Parents to Care for Children in Kentucky
October 15, 2009
Hundreds of Thousands of Puerto Rican Workers, Faith Leaders, Students and Citizens to Unite in Hato Rey on October 15 – National March Will Protest Massive Cuts in Essential Public Services; Republican Administration Under Investigation for Civil Rights Violations Against High School Students
October 9, 2009
Scholarship Program Aims To Keep Hispanic Students In School in Kansas City – (video) – About 50% of Hispanic students in the school district will drop out
October 1, 2009
Call to Action to Help More Hispanic Children – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Topeka is issuing a challenge to the Latino community, as we head into the second half of Hispanic Heritage Month.
September 30, 2009
NASHVILLE: Amber alert issued for abducted 4-day-old baby – Yair Anthony Carillo – Police believe a woman posing as an immigration worker went to Carrillo’s home and demanded his mother Maria Gurrolla, give her the baby. When refused, the woman stabbed her.
August 5, 2009
A group of Topekans are ready to launch a program to encourage Latino high school students to not only earn their diplomas but also get college degrees and take on leadership roles in their community.
June 25, 2009
The YMCA of Greater Cincinnati is expanding its Black Achievers Program to include young Latinos as well.
Hispanics make up majorities at 7 Cleveland public schools, prompting call for special help
June 16, 2009
Growing contingent of Latino students making their mark – Nashua, New Hampshire
May 14, 2009
Number of Latino children surges in Sonoma County, California
November 18, 2008
The American Civil Liberties Union and its Connecticut chapter also allege that minority students in the two towns are arrested at rates much higher than the percentages of blacks and Hispanics in the school populations. – East Hartford and West Hartford
September 23, 2008
Figures newly released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that nearly two-thirds of all children living in the San Joaquin Valley are Hispanic.
September 11, 2008
New York’s juvenile justice system currently serves nearly 1,900 children at an approximate annual cost of up to $200,000 per child. More than 75% of those children are African-American or Latino.
August 17, 2008
Spanish-speaking juvenile inmates get reading material thanks to local nonprofit groups – San Luis Obispo County
August 11, 2008
Latino kids in need of foster homes – There are 3 times more Latinos waiting for temporary homes in Arizona
August 7, 2008
Young Hispanic families are increasingly choosing the Lower Hudson Valley as a place to settle down and have children, a Journal News analysis of new census data suggests. While the region as a whole remains predominantly white non-Hispanic, young families with small children may soon be mostly Hispanic.
A surge in Hispanic immigration over the past decade has dramatically altered the racial and ethnic composition of the region’s youngest residents, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released today. – Washington DC area
August 4, 2008
Latino children in foster care need Latino foster parents – San Diego
August 3, 2008
Thirty-two Chinese and Latino teenagers were recognized by the city earlier this week for their efforts to promote a healthy environment in their southeast San Francisco neighborhoods, reports New America Media writer Jun Wang.
July 10, 2008
Play portrays lives of illegal immigrants – Plaza Midwood show aims to offer particular insight into the experience of children. – North Carolina
June 19, 2008
Jóvenes SANOS quizzes community about fast food – Watsonville, California
June 12, 2008
Snippet – Hispanic youths make up 45 percent of the youth population but 53 percent of detainees. – Pima County, Arizona
June 2, 2008
Hispanic Futures Conference ends for the year – Austin
May 22, 2008
What will become of Postville’s undocumented students? – Iowa
April 30, 2008
Group Offers Latino Students Scholarships – Harrisonburg, Virginia
April 22, 2008
Hispanic students report bullying because of race – in Oklahoma since the state’s anti-illegal immigrant law started
April 7, 2008
Court Appointed Special Advocate Program Appeals to Latino Community to Help Abused and Neglected Children – over 1,300 Latino children in foster care in Dallas County & only 35 Latino CASA volunteers to serve them
March 31, 2008
New Education Program Builds Steps To Success For Kansas City’s Latino Youth – National Council of La Raza
Latino families fight lure of gangs – A Portland officer teaches a national program in Spanish, reaching parents and kids – Oregon
Lincoln High School strives to close Latino achievement gap – San Jose, California
March 13, 2008
Did You Know? researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health conclude that the McAllen metropolitan area is one of the five worst regions of the country in its proportion of Latino children who live in “low-opportunity” neighborhoods compared to white children.
Study: McAllen area Hispanic children have fewer opportunities – Texas
March 11, 2008
Education Program Builds Steps to Success for Houston’s Latino Youth
February 21, 2008
Money shortages doom service for Latino students – The Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement started in 1983 to close this week
February 18, 2008
Catholic churches work to keep Hispanic teens involved – Dallas
December 13, 2007
Latino students urged to move on to higher ed – Oregon
December 9, 2007
Latino theater a first for Soledad – Salinas, CA
November 28, 2007
Kids Count reveals increase in Hispanic students – Rhode Island
October 10, 2007
Group helping Latino youth receives grant – Indiana
October 4, 2007
Organization opens young Latinos’ eyes to opportunity – San Marcos, California
September 19, 2007
Pennsylvania to study at-risk Hispanic youths – Lancaster County
September 16, 2007
The Santa Clarita Hispanic Business Committee awards $1,000 scholarships to local high school students at their annual Gala.
August 29, 2007
Settlement Reached on Behalf of Detained Immigrant Children Underscores the Flaw in U.S. Immigration Law (Latina Lista)
Empowering Hispanic youth – New Jersey
August 10, 2007
Denver’s Latino growth is kid-driven
July 9, 2007
At Play: Hispanic youths get in the game – Boys, girls play in Rochester baseball, softball leagues – New York
June 28, 2007
Georgia YMCAs to start Hispanic youth programs
April 8, 2007
Panel hears of Flint efforts to connect with Hispanic youths – Michigan
March 20, 2007
Citgo donation to help Hispanic children – Tulsa
March 12, 2007
Local group seeks bilingual foster homes, families – Illinois
February 26, 2007
Latina Lista: Dallas Latino Middle School Students are Saying Cheese – But Nobody is Smiling; Theyre Dying
January 2, 2007
Needy Eastern Connecticut children may not have Three Kings Day presents
