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Give the Gift of Stock to Support Emerging Latino Leaders

December 28, 2012

On behalf of the nearly 2,000 young Latinos served in 2012, CHCI wishes you and your familia a Happy New Year!

Your Year End Gift Makes a Difference to Future Latino Leaders! CHCI served a record number of young Latinos this year.  And, as we begin 2013, the demand for our transformational programs continues to increase.

Help us continue to make a difference and fulfill our mission of developing the next generation of Latino leaders^®.  Consider a year-end gift of stock to CHCI.  It's easy and quick and when you donate by December 31, you can take advantage of several great benefits of a non-cash contribution.  Read more...

Help CHCI Fund More Scholarships in 2013

December 17, 2012

Meet Roy Nuñez. Like many of CHCI’s scholarship recipients, Roy grew up in poverty in predominantly impoverished Latino communities. But that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing a college education that will lead him to his dream. Thanks to his CHCI Scholarship, Roy plans to graduate, and one day, hopes to own a medical clinic that will help his local Hispanic community receive better healthcare so they can lead longer, healthier lives. Read more...

To support more students--like Roy--and their dreams of a stronger Latino community, CHCI has embarked upon a special online fundraising campaign to raise an additional $62,500 to supplement current scholarship funding.  If every CHCI website visitor donates only $25, we'll easily exceed our goal! Get started now...

CHCI Hosts Star-studded Ready to Lead in the City of Angels

December 17, 2012

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Nearly 200 of Los Angeles’ brightest and most motivated students joined CHCI for its Ready to Lead (R2L) Los Angeles event at the Rio Hondo College campus on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Students representing twenty high schools joined us for an intensive day full of learning and preparing for the college process. Welcomed by CHCI President & CEO, Esther Aguilera, and Vice President of Student Services at Rio Hondo College, Henry Gee, participants became eager to learn and ready to lead after listening to parallel messages of overcoming adversity through perseverance and how the pursuit of a higher education could help to release their truest and brightest potentials.

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CHCI Announces New 2013-2014 Board Members

December 12, 2012

Rep. Rubén Hinojosa to Chair Nation’s
Leading Latino Youth Leadership Development Organization

CHCI today announced its new officers and members elected to its board of directors for the 2013-2014 term. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa of the Rio Grande Valley, TX, will chair its board of directors. Hinojosa was unanimously selected to lead CHCI for the next two years as the organization experiences continued growth in carrying out its mission to develop the next generation of Latino leaders.

CHCI Graduates Fall 2012 Congressional Interns

December 4, 2012

Congratulations to the 2013-2014 CHCI Alumni Association Executive Board

December 4, 2012

Election Day 2012 Video Contest Winner

November 30, 2012

CHCI is proud to announce Diego Castañeda as the winner of CHCI's Election Day 2012 Video Contest. In the interest of promotion promoting civic engagement among Latinos, we asked our supporters to share with us why YOU voted during this election. Many summited their entries and despite having to go through hundreds of creative videos, we where moved by Castañeda’s work explaining what drives him to be more publicly engaged.

As the winner, Castañeda will receive an exclusive invitation to attend CHCI’s Swearing-in and Welcome Reception in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2013, where we will welcome the Hispanic American Members of the 113th Congress. In addition, Southwest Airlines will provide the winner one round-trip airline voucher, valid for anywhere they fly in the Continental United States.

Congratulations, and we will see you on January 3rd for CHCI’s Swearing-in and Welcome Reception in Washington, D.C.

New CHC Leadership Elected

November 16, 2012

CHCI is happy to share the results of Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) elections yesterday, which will provide new leadership for the CHC during the 113th Congress beginning in January 2013.

Rep. Rubén Hinojosa of Texas was elected as CHC Chair, Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico as First Vice Chair, Rep. Linda Sanchez of California as Second Vice Chair and Congresswoman-elect Michelle Luján Grisham of New Mexico as Whip.  More...

Time Warner Cable Renews Support for Congressional STEM Internships through CHCI

November 14, 2012

Time Warner Cable Funding for Internship Program Reaches $300,000 Since 2010

Time Warner Cable (TWC) and CHCI announced today a $150,000 grant to support STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) internships as part of CHCI’s Summer Congressional Internship Program (CIP) for 2013-2015. The CIP offers up to 40 college undergraduates of Hispanic descent from across the country the unprecedented opportunity to complete an eight-week paid congressional internship and gain real-world experience working in Washington, D.C. for a member of Congress. TWC’s support allows them to help choose four interns each summer who are pursuing degrees in STEM fields to be part of the summer internship class.  More...

CHCI Launches Video Contest on Facebook

November 10, 2012

In honor of Election Day, CHCI has launched a video contest on Facebook in partnership with Southwest Airlines, the official airline of the 2012 CHCI Leadership Development Programs. The contest aims to promote civic engagement among Latino voters by asking them to record a two-minute video about why they vote. The winner will receive an exclusive invitation to attend CHCI’s Welcome Reception for the Hispanic Members of the 113th Congress in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2013. In addition, Southwest Airlines will provide the winner one round-trip airline voucher, valid for anywhere they fly in the Continental United States. 

The contest runs through November 15, 2012. Voting begins the following day and will last for three days. The winner will be announced on Facebook on November 19. Click here to learn more.