Partners

Excelencia's partnership with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) focuses on the organizations' mutual goals to increase college access to Latino students and families. HSF is the nation's leading Hispanic scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country. In its 34 year history, HSF has awarded close to $280M in scholarships to more than 90,000 students in need. For more information, please visit their website.

The Institute for Higher Education Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose mission is to foster access and success in postsecondary education through public policy research and other activities that inform and influence the policymaking process. These activities include policy reports and studies, seminars and meetings, and capacity building activities such as strategic planning. The primary audiences of the Institute are those who make or inform decisions about higher education: government policymakers, senior institutional leaders, researchers, funders, the media, and private sector leaders. For more information, please visit their website.

The LAYC Family of Organizations is a network of youth centers, charter schools and social enterprises with a shared commitment to helping youth become successful and happy young adults, with the skills they need to succeed educationally, professionally and personally. LAYC organizations include the anchor Latin American Youth Center, a nationally recognized youth development organization in the District of Columbia, satellite and residential sites in the District of Columbia, the Next Step Public Charter School, the Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School, the Youthbuild Public Charter School, the Art and Media House, and the Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties. For more information, please visit their website.

In Spring 2009, Excelencia in Education partnered with the LAYC to select Excelencia in Education Ambassadors.  Learn More

Established in 1981, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed (NALEO) Educational Fund works to empower Latinos to fully participate in the American political process. The NALEO Educational Fund serves its mission by developing and implementing programs that promote the integration of Latino immigrants into American society, developing future leaders among Latino youth, providing assistance and training to the nation's Latino elected and appointed officials. Visit their website.