THE HISPANIC LEAGUE STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR HISPANICS/LATINOS BY PROMOTING COMMUNITY INCLUSION, EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND MULTICULTURAL UNDERSTANDING.
501(C)-3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
ESTABLISHED IN 1992
TO FOSTER DIVERSITY AND RAISE AWARENESS SERVING AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE NON-HISPANIC AND HISPANIC COMMUNITIES.
Signature Initiatives
EDUCATION
Facilitating access to education for Hispanic students through the Middle School Achievers Program and the Scholarship Program.
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The Scholarship Program awards $2,500 - $5,000 annual scholarships to outstanding Hispanic students who are current or former Forsyth County English Language Learner (ELL) and/or Limited English Proficient (LEP) students. This program culminates at the annual Spanish Nite Gala, where the community recognizes the recipients. Since 2000, the Hispanic League has awarded 643 scholarships worth over $1,450,500, with 43 scholarships presented in 2023.
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The Middle School Achievers Program provides motivational speakers to ESL students at 10 local middle schools, where approximately 600 students participate and 72 students receive incentive awards for their achievements and improvements. Plus there is an 8th Grade Essay Contest each year! text goes here
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The Parent Enrichment Program, is a collaboration between the Hispanic League and the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School System to conduct a series of parental training sessions offered in SPANISH on a weekly basis. The purpose is to empower Hispanic/Latino parents to foster and support the education of their children. The sessions are on Tuesdays at 11:00 am through Facebook Live. Those that pre-register are eligible for the weekly $50 drawing.
CULTURE
Promoting multicultural understanding and celebrating diversity, Hispanic heritage, and cross-cultural understanding, we host the largest one-day Hispanic street festival in the Triad.
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The Hispanic League promotes multicultural understanding each fall at Fiesta, it is a Winston-Salem community tradition. With an average attendance of over 20,000 people celebrating diversity, Hispanic heritage, and cross-cultural understanding, it is the largest one-day Hispanic street festival in the Triad.
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More coming soon!
COMMUNITY
Partnering with more than eighty community organizations to provide educational programming and assistance to the Hispanic community.
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The Hispanic Services offers educational session throughout the year including the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Latino American Women’s Conference, and more. These opportunities are open to all interested in learning more about the Hispanic community.
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The Hispanic League has a Community Service Coordinator who provides resources to the community for Spanish speaking individuals. Part of this service includes quarterly FaithAction ID Drives for the community in which any individual may receive photo identification. The FaithAction ID’s are recognized by local law enforcement, health care facilities and other partner organizations/businesses. Since 2016 we have distributed over 1800 community ID cards.
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Nuestro programa PyMEs [pequeñas y medianas empresas] es una iniciativa comunitaria en un esfuerzo por apoyar a dueños de negocios y emprendedores Hispanos/Latinx.
Contamos con el apoyo de más de 50 personas, entidades y agencias con el propósito de invertir en nuestra comunidad.
Join Us in Sharing Our Fundraising Pot!
Don’t miss your exciting chance to win up to $2,500 or many other fantastic prizes! The winners will be drawn during the highly anticipated Hispanic League "Take the Pot" Fundraising event!
We can't wait to see you there and share in the excitement—make sure you don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity
