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, within a degree program.
2. Students must submit a copy their 2010-2011 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) with the LaCLA application, including proof of its submission
3. Students must demonstrate a history of Community Service involvement.
4. Students must have a GPA of 3.3 or higher at the time of application.
5. Students must be United States citizens or U.S. permanent 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, books and other non-tuition fees. Awards are renewable annually for LaCLA scholars who maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA, satisfactorily complete a minimum of 200 hours annually of community service, attend mandatory tutor training, and attend required LaCLA meetings, events and programs.
2010-2011 LaCLA PDF Application
2010-2011 LaCLA Word 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
