LATINO LEADERSHIP PROJECT

   SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM              

It is our mission to be a unifying force in the community that will empower the Latino group to: Achieve a higher education. Obtain and sustain access to fair housing.  Be properly represented by the decision-making groups of our government.  Obtain the recognition the Latino community deserves in the American society.

Immigrant populations have typically had difficulty being accepted by and adjusting to the communities in which they resettle. This is true for the growing Latino population in general, and specifically north Cook and Lake County Communities. Conservatively, the 2000 census demonstrated huge increases in Latin country immigrants. From 1990 – 2000, when the total population grew 25% in Lake County, Latino/Hispanic population grew 140%. By 2000 Latinos represented 14.5% of the total population, out stripping all other group. (The next largest was African Americans, who grew by 35% during the same period. Twelve Lake County communities reported at least a 5% increase and five 20 % or more increase. Similarly in North Cook County, by 2000 Latinos made up 21% of Wheeling and 14 % of Palatine population.

This continuing trend represent a needs that demand attention. The Latino residents are becoming a very significant segment of the fabric of this country - our communities, our work force, our culture, and our future. We must create and develop structures/organizations that respond to and represent the needs of this immigrant (particularly 1^st and 2^nd generation) population.

Purposes and objectives

The purpose of the Latino Leadership Project is to empower Latinos to represent their needs in the larger community.

For more information, leave message at our telephone number below.

1601 Idlewild Dr, Round Lake Beach 60073

847-949-2406

The Latino Leadership Project is a 501(c3) not for profit organization.  The scholarships are funded by area businesses, individuals and corporations.

Contributions are Tax deductible