The Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program at Arizona State University, which has helped thousands of young women finish high school and attend college, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, ASU announced.
As part of the program, first-generation students make a 10-year commitment in the eighth grade to attend ASU workshops with their mothers and learn the skills needed to succeed.
ASU partners with 14 school districts in Phoenix and the East Valley to mentor students, raise their aspirations and teach skills for them to succeed. The university said the program has promoted higher education to more than 6,000 young women and their mothers over the years.
The outreach program will celebrate its 25th anniversary at a luncheon at 11 a.m. Oct. 24 at the Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N. Third St., Phoenix. The celebration event is sponsored primarily by the Helios Education Foundation, assisted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona.
