The LaCLA Scholarship was established in 1993 by a group of Latin@ students at Northeastern University whose aim was to increase the retention of Latin@ students at the University. The purpose of the LaCLA Scholarship is to encourage the involvement of Latin@ students in servicing the community in the greater Boston area.
Eligibility:
1. Students must be currently enrolled and attending Northeastern University as a full-time day undergraduate degree program.
2. Students must complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. (FAFSA) to NU before the deadline.
3. Students must complete and submit the LaCLA application with all required documentation by (February 13, 2009).
4. Demonstrate a history of Community Service involvement.
5. Students must have a GPA of 3.3 or higher.
6. Students must be United States citizens or permanent U.S. resident.
Awards:
Awards are full tuition only (minus any federal and/or state grant and loan awards). The award does not include room and board. Eight awards are granted each year to students currently enrolled and attending NU full-time day undergraduate classes. Awards are renewable annually for LaCLA scholars who maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA, satisfactorily complete 200 hours annually of community service, and attend LSCC/LaCLA required meetings, events and programs.
2009-2010 LaCLA Application
Facilitator:
Sara Rivera, Latino/a Student Cultural Center, 104 Forsyth Street, Boston, MA 02115, S.Rivera@neu.edu,
(617)-373-7865
Preferred Agencies:
MAAFA
"Easing the Transition from Childhood to Adulthood'
Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of middle school children? Be a mentor!
Please contact Shawn Wallace at Maafa@csrrc.org or call 617-427-8077.
Mentors will be pared with a middle school student and will be asked to commit 10 hours per week to program:
- 3-4 hours of sharing an activity with your mentee
- 3-4 hours in a large group activity and learning experience with all of the mentor/mentee pairs
- 2-4 hours planning and preparing for the weekly mentorship and large group sessions
ABCD Health Services
Action Boston Community Development
Entre Nuestra Familias-Between Our Families Program
“Coming of age”-“Llegando a la adultez ”
Un Program para Adolescentes Latinas-A Program for Latin Teens
- Workshops/ongoing activities for Latin girls.
- Charlas/actividades para adolescentes latinas.
- Workshops for parents: how to talk kids about sex.
- Charlas para padres: hablando a los hijos de sexo.
ABCD Health Services Department
Is offering a community based program-Entre Nuestras Familias- to young latin girls and their families. This is great opportunity for people who want to be leaders, role models, bring new ideas in community activities/events and help prevent and educate about teen pregnancy, STDs and HIV/AIDS.
If you are interested in community service and/or to learn more about our program, please contact:
Silvia De La Sota
Program Coordinator
617-348-6268
delasota@bostonabcd.org
