Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Launches “Generation 1st Degree” Campaign

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Launches “Generation 1st Degree” Campaign: The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) organization on Tuesday convened its Education Summit 2010 in New York and launched the ‘Generation 1st Degree’ program, which aims to fulfill the foundation’s goal of helping Hispanic families attain a college degree in every household.

Summit attendees included representatives of the corporate world, foundations, HSF alumni and students. HSF President Frank D. Alvarez said a significant intention of the summit was to actively engage corporations in the program’s mission.

“To arrive at 14 million degrees is a monumental undertaking,” said Alvarez. “We want them to carry the message into stores, into their services … to invest back into the community.”