Welcome to Sociedad Latina

OUR MISSION

To create the next generation of Latino leaders who are confident, competent, self-sustaining

and proud of their cultural heritage

• BPS students and graduates ages 11-24

• 75% identify as Latino• 50% live and/or go to school in

Mission Hill/Roxbury• 60% are English language learners• 100% live at or below the poverty line

SNAPSHOT OF OUR YOUTH & FAMILIES

Affirming positive cultural identitiesHolistic, long-term investment

Asset-based approachFamily engagement

Flexible pathways

OUR MODEL

STRATEGY: Affirming positive cultural identities

PROGRAMSPOTLIGHT:

Escalera: Steps to Success

How do I draw on my past to build

my future?

Essential Question:

Summer 2016 : Escalera Outcomes

Summer 2016 :

Escalera Outcomes

POLICY & ADVOCACY

DISTRICT WIDE IMPROVEMENTS: PAST WINS

Creation of the BPS English Language Learners Youth Advisory

Inclusion of cultural proficiency standards in the Boston Public Schools’ Wellness Policy

Pilot of original “Quien Yo Soy” cultural exploration and identity curriculum in civics classes

Surveyed 100 English Learners on experience as new comers in Boston Public Schools

DISTRICT WIDE IMPROVEMENTS: PLATFORM Increase teacher diversity in Boston Public

Schools

Implement Cultural Proficiency Audit in all schools

Push for internship requirement and early access to college for High School graduation

Requirement of high quality civics curriculum in all schools

FAMILY ENGAGEMENTAPPROACH: Work in partnership with families to support youth

Provide families the tools & information to advocate for

their child

PADRES COMPROMETIDOS 83% of families

increased comfort & knowledge of H.S. requirements and college expectation

87% of families reported increased awareness of their child’s academic progress

406 Spanish speaking families graduated from the program

OUR IMPACT

OUR IMPACT

SOCIEDAD LATINA, INC.1530 Tremont StreetRoxbury, MA 02120

617-442-4299www.sociedadlatina.org