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Latino Family Fund asks Gilroy Unified to pilot Youth & Philanthropy in high schools after student testimonials
Summary
Representatives and student alumni of the Latino Family Fund’s Youth and Philanthropy (YIP) program urged trustees to expand the middle-school mentoring and grantmaking program into high schools; students described college visits and leadership gains as reasons to pilot a single high school next year.
At the Sept. 19 meeting, the Latino Family Fund presented its Youth and Philanthropy and Leadership (YIP) program to the board and requested district collaboration to pilot an expansion to high schools.
Co-chairs Claudia Valencia and Carlos Trujillo described YIP as a middle-school mentoring and youth grantmaking program (established 2013) that engages students in nonprofit evaluation, corporate site visits and college exposure. The program serves approximately 90 students per participating…
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