The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and Wells Fargo today announced a new, joint program, the 2013-2014 College
Camp Series, which includes bilingual workshops and panels to help students and their parents prepare for college. The series kicks off November 23 at California State University, Los Angeles, with similar events to be held through 2014, in Phoenix, Oakland, Miami, Houston, and Dallas.
“We are excited to continue our long-standing partnership withWells Fargo with this new program,” said Fidel Vargas, President & CEO, Hispanic Scholarship Fund. “This partnership will enable HSF to provide the necessary resources students and their families need to navigate everything from academic requirements, to applications, campus life, and the ability to pay for college.”
The College Camp Series is a part of Wells Fargo and HSF’s Groundbreaking Partnership program, which includes an $8.1 million commitment over the next three years that aims to help middle school, high school and college students achieve academic success
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Wells Fargo offers financing options that fit the needs of students preparing for and attending college. HSF provides scholarships and support services to ensure that Latino students have full access to the opportunity a college education can provide.
The College Camp Series will offer students and their families the combined resources of both organizations, in a live, in-person, all-day workshop format.
Led by college representatives, community leaders, and business professionals, the College Camp workshops will include mentoring sessions for participants, advice on how to research financial aid, guidance on how to apply for scholarships, and a variety of opportunities for parents and students to get their questions answered by experts.
“Our partnership with HSF seeks to empower students with the skills they need to earn a college degree,” said Tim Hanlon, President of Wells Fargo Foundation and Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo. “Wells Fargo is committed to programs like the College Camp Series that seek to help Hispanic students achieve their college dreams.”
Students and parents can register and learn more about the series at http://www.HSF.net/en/events/or visit http://www.wellsfargo.com/student to learn more about the college planning process.
About the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Founded in 1975, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to Latino students, as well as related support services. HSF seeks to give students all the tools they need to apply to college, do well in their course work, graduate, enter a profession, excel, help lead our nation going forward, and mentor the generations to come. As the nation’s largest not-for-profit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education, HSF has awarded over $400 million in scholarships and provides a range of ancillary programs for students, scholars, and their families. HSF further strives to make college education a top priority for every Latino family across the nation and to mobilize our community to proactively advance that goal – each individual, over a lifetime, in every way he/she can.