Los Angeles Applicants

CHCI's High School Latino Leaders in D.C. Program is an exciting opportunity available to students from select geographic areas where Ready to Lead (R2L) events have been held. This page can provide you more information for Los Angeles, California students interested in applying for the program.

I live in Southern California. How do I know if I'm eligible?
In order to be eligible to apply, students from the greater Los Angeles area must reside in one of the following counties:

Not sure what county you live in? Click the links to visit each county's website, which list all the towns within it.

While attendance at the Los Angeles, DC Ready to Lead event (held on December 8, 2012) is not required in order to apply, attendance at Ready to Lead will be considered during the selection process. For more information about Ready to Lead, click here.

2011 and 2012 High School Latino Leaders in D.C. junior alumni attending the Los Angeles Ready to Lead
in December 2012.

In addition to meeting one of the geographic requirements, students must:

Be a current 9th, 10th, or 11th grade student
Demonstrate interest in learning more about civic engagement

While we do require applicants share their grades and a copy of their transcript, there is no minimum GPA requirement to apply.

Applications are now closed. CHCI will contact accepted students in early June.

Do you have additional questions? Contact Aarón Almada, Senior High School Programs Specialist at aalmada@chci.org.