Hispanic Heritage Foundation Honors 15 DC Area High School Seniors: The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) today announced the recipients of the Washington, DC Regional Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards. 15 local high school seniors will be honored for their leadership in the classroom and community, and promoted as role models during a ceremony on Capitol Hill. In commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the Youth Awards, the ceremony will spotlight past Youth Awardees and special guests in attendance.
The Youth Awardees will receive grants for either their education, or to fund an idea or community project to encourage "actionable leadership," which is HHF's call to action. Recipients will then be mentored by past Youth Awardees as they prepare and attend college and into their careers through HHF's award-winning Latinos On Fast Track (LOFT) workforce development program. The Youth Awards are taking place in 10 regions across the country with 150 Youth Awardees being selected from thousands of applicants. The average GPA for the students is nearly a 4.0.
