State Farm Invites NHIers to Apply to Youth Advisory Board
The Future has a voice and it sounds a lot like YAB! The State Farm® Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is one of the nation’s most unique philanthropic programs. Started in 2006, the YAB has funded more than $36 million to unique, youth-led service-learning projects, affecting an estimated 21.5 million people! The State Farm YAB is […]
It’s more than a dress: NHI alumna reflects on 2015 Texas Inauguration
This article, part of a series from NHI alumni reflecting on their experiences, comes from 2014 Texas LDZ alumna Arianna Gomez. The incoming First Lady of Texas visited Coutures by Laura on a rainy Friday afternoon for one of the final fittings for the ensembles she was to wear for the Inauguration ceremony and Inaugural […]
Kerr Foundation and National Hispanic Institute: Commemorating 10 years together
In 1994, the Roy G. Kerr Foundation officially launched with a very specific mission: To provide funding and support to the Latino community in Lake County over a 25-year period. A decade later, the Kerr Foundation made contact with the National Hispanic Institute, a Texas-based organization that has provided leadership education for top-performing Latino high […]