HISPA would like to thank all the sponsors and participants of the 2010 Three Kings Banquet for their wonderful support for HISPA’s mission and programs. At the event HISPA Role Models, volunteers, supporters and friends, gathered to celebrate their commitment to SHARING their stories INSPIRING and TRANSFORMING students' future.

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FREEHOLD, NJ – Con el objetivo principal de disminuir la deserción escolar de los jóvenes, HISPA, organización nacional sin fines de lucro, se dedica a mobilizar a los latinos profesionales para que se conviertan en modelos a seguir.

FREEHOLD, NJ – HISPA, a national non-profit organization with the mission to reduce dropout rates by mobilizing Latino professionals to serve as active role models, will hold its Annual Three Kings Banquet on Thursday, Jan. 14, 6:30 p.m., at Seabra’s Armory in Perth Amboy.

FREEHOLD, NJ – The HISPA Role Model program, a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing professional Hispanic role models for young students, started off its second year with 50 new volunteers, which allows the program to substantially expand its reach.

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools has released a new publication, Helping immigrant and refugee students succeed: It’s not just what happens in the classroom.

Problematic behaviors exhibited by students have a direct impact on student success and the importance of engaging families for student academic achievement has been well documented.

Dear friends and members of HACEMOS,

Novartis Hispanic Leadership Network will be hosting the HISPA Role Model Program NJ’09 Kick-Off and Recruiting Event on Thursday, October 22 at 5:30 PM.

Story published on the NSHMBA website on September 30, 2009

This past September 23rd, the NJ chapter held its 2nd Annual Fostering Hispanic Leadership Employee Resource Summit. In attendance was Steve Ramos, NSHMBA Interim CEO who visited NJ and met with sponsors.