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Community Outreach

The Hispanic community is not only the largest, minority group in America, it is the youngest. Its median age is under 26 years with 6.6% ranging in age from 14-17 years. NHCC is committed to promoting the contributions of Hispanics in corporate America to Hispanic youth. We stress the importance of education in their personal development and in meeting their goals and career potential.

2010 Census data revealed that Hispanics are the largest minority group and fastest growing segment of the American population. Yet they have the highest high school dropout rates and lowest college attendance of all major ethnic groups.

In our effort to strengthen the Latino pipeline in corporate America, NHCC will be partnering with universities and colleges in it's first-ever In-School Program-College Edition. NHCC will be connecting a pool of highly talented college students with NHCC member volunteers. Panel discussions will address the need and responsibility of corporate America to engage talent at all levels to sustain the pipeline.

Past Participants:

March 2012	Lee Highschool and University of Houston	Houston, TX
Fall 2011	Bellevue University, College of Saint Mary, Creighton University, Metropolitan Community College and University of Nebraska	Omaha, NE
Spring 2011	Georgia State University	Atlanta, GA
Fall 2010	Capital American Food Bank	Washington, DC
Spring 2010	Springdale High School	Springdale, AR
Fall 2009	Immaculate Conception Academy	San Francisco, CA
Spring 2009	Cristo Rey High School	Kansas City, MO
Fall 2008	Cross Keys High School	Atlanta, GA
Spring 2008	Bloomington Area High Schools*	Bloomington, IL
Fall 2007	Mirta Ramirez Computer Science Charter School	Chicago, IL
Spring 2007	Chief Sealth High School	Seattle, WA
October 2006	Rogers High School	Rogers, Arkansas
April 2006	Morrison R. Waite High School	Toledo, OH
October 2005	Roberto Clemente Community Academy High School	Chicago, IL
March 2005	Warren Easton High School	New Orleans, LA
February 2004	Little Havana Institute	Miami, FL
November 2003	Fox Tech High School	San Antonio, TX
February 2003	Rancho High School	Las Vegas, NV
October 2002	Santa Monica HS	Los Angeles, CA
June 2002	Roberto Clemente HS	Chicago, IL
February 2002	Cesar Chavez School	Washington, DC
September 2001	Little Havana Institute	Miami, Fl.
May 2000	English High School	Boston, MA
February 2000	Colonial High School	Orlando, FL

*Students from area high schools were transported to Illinois Wesleyan University for a presentation on leadership and diversity