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Hispanic Education & Outreach

Refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers, and other migrants are now a major source of U.S. population growth. The rapid growth of the Latino population in particular has energized educational and community organizations to adapt to the needs and interests of this group. Immigrants represent a new target audience for non-profit programs, and school systems are adapting to the changing face of their classrooms. Organizations are looking for new approaches to recruitment and program development that reflect the cultural traditions, beliefs, and values of newcomers. Spanish language expertise and CD&A's broad experience with multicultural education, community development, and program evaluation qualify us to help organizations as they work to integrate newcomers into their community and educational programs.

• Y-USA—Final evaluation of a 3-year Newcomer-Immigrant Program, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, highlighted by case studies of three grant-funded YMCA communities in Charlotte, Houston, and Philadelphia.
  
  
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America— Evaluation of two projects funded by the Goizueta Foundation, one a 3-year Latino Outreach Initiative to Latino youth and their families at seven Boys & Girls Clubs in Georgia; the second a follow up project focused on Latino leadership in 10 Clubs across the U.S.
  
  
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund—Evaluation of implementation and outcomes of the Georgia Pilot Program, an alliance between the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, funded by the Goizueta Foundation, that encourages and supports Latino youth to attend college.
  
  
• Girl Scouts of the USA—Formative and summative evaluation of a Girl Scout project funded by the Goizueta Foundation to serve Hispanic girls and families in five rural areas of Georgia and one area of Metro Atlanta, beginning with a first year focus on community cultivation and capacity building and culminating with an evaluation of sustainability and integration into the organization.


• Dekalb County School System – Multi-site evaluation of an elementary school counseling demonstration program serving immigrant and refugee students and their families in a metro Atlanta county, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Safe and Drug Free Schools.