The Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley we are as committed as ever to serve our students, parents, and community. Like most of you, we are making a major pivot to online services as most of our education programs took place in public school facilities. If you missed the message from Ron Gonzales, President and CEO of the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, please click here .

Below are a few updates for the month of March from our Hispanic Foundation team
Latinos in Technology Initiative
Our Latinos in Technology Scholarship application is closing in just a few days. This scholarship is currently open for juniors and seniors in college pursuing a STEM major. Recipients will be considered for summer internships with sponsoring corporate investors.

Deadline to apply extended to Friday, April 3rd.
Hispanic Foundation College Success Center
SAT Test Prep

Congratulations to our 34 students who completed our SAT Test Prep class! Classes started in early October and ended early March. Students attended weekly Saturday morning workshops to learn skills in tackling the SAT. Latino College Prep and Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy saw an average of 43 points increase in their SAT scores! 
Latino Board Leadership Academy
Our Latino Board Leadership Academy adjusted to social distancing and is now virtual. Last week our cohort of 37 convened online and learned about "Roles & Responsibilities of Effective Nonprofit Boards" presented by Shana Peete and Illyasha Peete.

The Class XV cohort will soon be in leadership positions as nonprofit board members advocating and guiding organizations towards a better tomorrow for the Latinx community of Silicon Valley.

***Reminder***
LBLA San Mateo County is accepting applications now! The deadline to apply is Friday, April 3rd.
Upcoming Events
Save the Date
Friday, August 28, 2020
The Latinx Speaker Series originally scheduled for April 2, 2020 has been tentatively rescheduled to  Friday, August 28, 2020  from 11:30am to 1:30pm .
The Hispanic Foundation Ball raises awareness about issues affecting the Latino community, promotes volunteerism, celebrates philanthropic leaders, and provides a funding vehicle to support the Foundation’s work to improve the quality of life for Silicon Valley Latinos. Corporate sponsorships are available now.
Our familia got a little bit bigger!
New Board Member - Mark Madrid

Mark Madrid joins the Hispanic Foundation as a newly appointed board member. Mark is the CEO of the Latino Business Action Network (LBAN), a
nonprofit organization focused on strengthening America through
funding and supporting U.S. Latino entrepreneurial research and education impact programs at Stanford University.

Please help us in welcoming Mark to the HFSV Familia!
New Board Member - Lindsey Newbern

Help give a warm welcome to Lindsey Newbern, as she joins the board of directors at the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley.

Lindsey is a Partner at PwC. She spends most of her time providing tax and business consulting services for multinational technology companies. Lindsey is a regular speaker at TEI, San Jose High Tech Institute, and other venues on a range of topics related to corporate income taxes. She is the Tax Diversity leader for PwC in the Bay Area and Northwest Market, and is a partner sponsor of the Women's Inclusion Network.
New Staff Member - Melissa Canela

Please help give a warm welcome to Melissa Canela our new Program Associate for the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley. Melissa is a first generation Latina college student who was born and raised in East San Jose. She graduated with her BA in Sociology with an emphasis in education from the University of San Francisco, and is currently pursuing her Masters degree at San Jose State University. Melissa has worked with East San Jose families for the past four years.
The Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley depends on donations from individuals like you. With your involvement, we are addressing the needs of the Latino community, expanding the philanthropic pie and increasing our charitable impact.