Hope Ignites

International Assistance. Our two Latin American affiliates serve populations of great need, with 100% of these scholars living in extreme poverty. Esperanza Juvenil, our affiliate in Guatemala, operates 6 homes for girls, 4 homes for boys, and their own school certified by the Guatemalan Ministry of Education, serving youth from third grade through high school from age 9 into their 20s. Ser y Crecer, our affiliate in Mexico, operates 4 homes for collegians, and an afterschool Academy. In these programs, young people grow up in environments where they feel safe and known as they develop nurturing and positive relationships with their peers and caring adults.

Supporting Scholars To and Through Post-Secondary Education. We leverage the transformative power of education to help our scholars realize their goals. This includes providing opportunities to connect scholars to college, internships, and career tracks earlier in their lives through our Envision U week-long event, while also providing standardized test prep and support with college selection, applications, campus visits, and student aid applications, all done in significant collaboration with our university partners. We also assist graduating high school seniors with College Transition Plans that include financial planning, and collegians with College Persistence Plans that include check-ins with college success team members. To further help scholars stay on track in post-secondary education, we join forces with affiliates to reduce debt by providing scholarship support, and 93% of our collegians graduate with less than $5,500 in debt per year.