Each year, an estimated 200,000 youth under age 18 are tried as adults in courts nationwide. As a result, thousands of Latino youth are prosecuted in the adult criminal justice system every year, depriving them of rehabilitative opportunities, including education, mental health services, and other age-appropriate services that make it more likely that youth will become law-abiding, productive citizens.
Student Applications Now Open for 2010 Central Valley Hispanic Youth Symposium
The Hispanic College Fund and the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium announced today that student applications for the 2010 Central Valley Hispanic Youth Symposium (HYS) are now available on www.hispanicyouth.org. High school students scheduled to graduate with the Class of 2012 or Class of 2013 from Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, and Tulare Counties are encouraged to apply to the program, which is focused on empowering youth for success in college, career and community service. The Central Valley HYS will take place from July 20 -23, 2010 on the campus of Fresno State. It requires only a $10 commitment from students; all other expenses, including lodging, transportation and food, are covered. Approximately 100 stu...
Global Hispanic Real Estate Firm, Casa Latino, Executes National Franchise Development Deal for U.S. Expansion
Casa Latino Franchise Corporation, the world's largest network of Hispanic real estate offices has executed its first national development agreement with Casa Latino Global Development, LLC.
