Hispanic Heritage Awards

The Hispanic Heritage Foundation maintains a strong commitment to Latino youth through its programs and focuses its energy on placing them in a position from which to lead. The Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards, now celebrating more than ten years of achievement in the classroom and community, annually award young Latino leaders with educational grants for college and sets them forth as role models for their community both locally and nationally through our high profile regional events and the National Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards Ceremony.

HHF also provides students with an opportunity to honor the very teachers that have helped them succeed by creating the Hispanic Heritage Teacher Award thanks to the generous support of the Staples Foundation for Learning. The Speakers Bureau aims to

give back to the community by facilitating informal talks with our Youth Awards recipients in their home towns, alma maters, community centers and churches. In doing so, the Youth Awards recipients reinforce the message that no dream is beyond reach with vision, hard work and ganas.

Our special Networking opportunities provide Latino youth with a

meaningful way to connect with our corporate sponsors and one another. By facilitating hosted lunches and dinners as well as round table discussions and focus groups, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation provides an outlet for the voice of our youth and a productive way to discuss issues ranging from financing college education to securing a great job.