The Example of Excelencia at the Community-Based Organization Level is the Latino Achievers Program through the YMCA of Middle Tennessee. Dra. Michelle Espino Lira talks with program director, Nichole Davari about the long-standing program that supports Latino, first-generation, and immigrant youth in Nashville public schools.
Latino Achievers has three goals:
- Increase high school graduation
- Increase college applications, and
- Impact overall Latinx college enrollment
To learn more about the Latino Achievers Program, go to www.ymcamidtn.org/programs/latino-achievers.
To learn more about the programs that accelerate Latino student success, please go to www.edexcelencia.org!
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