Educational Opportunities

Changing Life Trajectories for Latino Families

Our funded programs help Spanish-dominant immigrant families learn to read and write in their native language as well as to communicate in English. Community and school programs help Latino families integrate and reach academic and career goals.

Work with our statewide nonprofit partners changes lives by:

  • Educating Spanish-dominant Immigrants to gain critical language, parenting, academic, and career skills.
  • Assisting Latino children and youth (Kindergarten through High School) to achieve trajectory-changing personal growth, social emotional competence, and academic success.

Our Education Partners

Educating Spanish-dominant Adults/families
  • The Lutheran Church of Our Savior

    English as a Second Language Program for adults/parents and pre-k and homework help for their children in Eastern Sussex County.
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  • Polytech Adult Education

    Family Literacy Programs (3 locations– parents and child) and additional English as a Second Language programs throughout Kent County.
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  • Latin American Community Center

    English as a Second Language Program for adults in New Castle County (Wilmington).
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  • Literacy Delaware

    English as a Second Language classes for adults – provided statewide in libraries and in settings in which their children attend pre-school – Parents Learning English at School (PLEAS) Program.
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  • Sussex Tech Adult Education

    Family Literacy Program that includes English as a Second language, Adult Basic Education, parenting education, and early childhood learning and homework help for children.
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  • Friends of Bear Public Library

    Plaza Comunitaria program offered at Bear Public Library includes basic-, elementary- and intermediate-level school courses in Spanish for adults.
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  • Friends of Route 9 Library and Innovation Center

    Plaza Comunitaria program offered at the Route 9 Library in New Castle that includes basic-, elementary - and intermediate-level school courses in Spanish for adults. Celebrations of Hispanic Heritage Month – health and community services fair, food and dance performances sponsored annually by the Arsht-Cannon Fund and the Delaware Hispanic Commission.
     
  • Friends of Milton Library

    Celebrations of Hispanic Heritage Month – health and community services fair, food and dance performances sponsored annually by the Arsht-Cannon Fund and the Delaware Hispanic Commission.
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  • Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council

    English as a Second Language and Low Income Tax Clinic helps Latino immigrants resolve their tax issues statewide.
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Other nonprofit partners assisting Latino adults in their career development
  • First State Community Loan Fund

    Small Business Education for Latinos.
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  • Food Bank of Delaware

    Culinary Arts Program in Milford.
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Preparing Spanish-speaking Parents and their Children
  • Primeros Pasos Early Childhood Learning Center

    Parent education and English as a Second Language support parent engagement in the development of their young children attending this center in Georgetown.
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  • Latin American Community Center

    Parenting skills education and support are provided to parents of children in the early learning center.
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  • The Rodel Foundation of Delaware

    Delaware Readiness Teams program’s support for Spanish-dominant parents’ early kindergarten registration and preparation for their preschoolers throughout Delaware.
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  • Friends of Wilmington Parks

    Provides a nature program with books in Spanish for pre-school and kindergarten children.
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  • Nativity Preparatory School of Wilmington

    Hispanic Graduate Support Program provides language support to Spanish-speaking parents in order to engage them in their sons’ education during and beyond this middle school program.
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Additional nonprofit partners since 2010
  • Parent Information Center of Delaware – Creciendo Como Padres

     
  • Nemour’s BrightStart Program

    Pre-reading assessment and education program – now online.
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Changing the Life Trajectories of Latino Kindergarten-12th graders
  • The Rodel Foundation of Delaware

    Research and program support in social-emotional learning with recognition of factors affecting Latino students. Development of five English Learner (EL) Fact Sheets to inform public about ELs, and educational risks and disparities, and to advocate for Delaware state government K-12 funding.
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  • Reading Assist Institute

    RAI Reading Corps program educates and supervises AmeriCorps members who provide 1-to-1 reading tutoring for selected 1st-3rd graders (many are ELs) in selected New Castle Co. schools.
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  • Del-Mar-Va Council, Inc. – Boy Scouts of America

    Hispanic Outreach Program provides in- and after-school meeting and summer camp activities for Latino youth – building skills, learning, self-esteem and leadership – expanding statewide and providing new opportunities for younger and older boys and girls.
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  • Urban Promise Wilmington

    Street Leaders Program is increasing the number of Wilmington’s Latino youth leading and participating in their afterschool and summer programs – with personal and academic support.
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  • Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering

    Prepares under-represented minorities and girls to enter college and pursue STEM related fields of study. Afterschool programs motivate students in grades 4-6.
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  • Summer Learning Collaborative, Inc.

    Summer Collab focuses on eliminating the summer learning gap for low- to middle income children statewide, increasing academic and personal growth. Sussex County pilot in 2017 engaged Latino middle-schoolers.
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  • Leading Youth through Empowerment

    Afterschool-summer program prepares low income middle school children to enter top- performing high schools through mentoring, leadership and education. Plan to admit Latino youth.
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  • Teen SHARP Inc.

    College Access Ambassador Program is an intensive academic and leadership program that prepares qualified and dedicated high school youth of color for success at top colleges. Delaware Goes to College Academy provides advisement and coaching to help qualified high school students prepare for college admission throughout Delaware.
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  • La Esperanza Community Center

    Planning educational and support program to help immigrant youth in Georgetown area in collaboration with their community partners.
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  • Peace Work, Ltd

    Provides a variety of arts, gardening and yoga activities for at-risk youth living at the New Castle County Youth Detention Center.
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  • Teach for America Delaware

    Recruits, educates diverse teacher corps members. Lead for Delaware prepares school leaders statewide.
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Additional nonprofit partners since 2010
  • Opera Delaware

    Afterschool Community Choir Program.
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  • Wilmington Ballet Academy of Dance

    Latino Boys Scholarship Dance Program and Lewis Dual Language /Outreach Elementary School.
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  • Kind to Kids

    Summer Program at Latin American Community Center.
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  • Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay

    Wilmington and Georgetown Outreach troops.
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  • Delaware Theater Company

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  • Health & Prosperity through Leadership Institute

    Pacem in Vita.
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  • Girls Inc. of Delaware – Latina Outreach Program

    In Kent and Sussex Counties.
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