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‘The opportunity to make a difference’: Eight more NHI volunteers tell their stories

Posted: March 21, 2025 at 1:07 pm   /   Volunteers

To celebrate National Volunteer Month, NHI is gathering the stories of a number of volunteers who are giving their time, energy, and knowledge to help advance the organization. We’ve identified 24 outstanding volunteers — by no means a complete list — and throughout the month, we’ll be highlighting them in a series of stories. We’ve […]

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Students at 2024 Texas LDZ for Walmart sponsorship story

Walmart supports transformational NHI experience for 49 students in four states

Posted: November 14, 2024 at 8:00 am   /   Great Debate, LDZ, NHI Sponsors

Thanks to support from Walmart, 49 students in all (25 from Texas, four from Oklahoma, 19 from Illinois and one from Iowa) won scholarships to support their attendance at National Hispanic Institute’s leadership programs this past summer.  The Walmart grant, totaling $27,500, supported two of NHI’s Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session programs and […]

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2024 texas ldz students

NHI renews its connection with Concordia University at trinational Texas LDZ program

Posted: August 20, 2024 at 4:40 pm   /   LDZ, NHI Programs

More than 200 students, hailing from across the United States as well as Mexico and Panama, came to Austin, Texas, to attend a very special edition of the Texas Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session from July 21-28. The flagship program of the National Hispanic Institute followed the blueprint that the original Texas LDZ did […]

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