Hispanic+Alliance+of+Atlantic+County

T h e H i s p a n i c A l l i a n c e o f A t l a n t i c C o u n t y

 **__Name of resource__**: The Hispanic Alliance of Atlantic County (HAAC)

 **__Location of resource__**: The Hispanic Alliance of Atlantic County is based out of Atlantic City.          <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">**__Description of services provided__**: <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> Objectives of the HAAC include:  <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> Programs of Interest:   <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">    <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> **__How can the services be obtained by families or school personnel__****?**
 * <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">     <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Provide advocacy and opportunities for Hispanics in education, employment, housing and social services
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">    <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Develop scholarship programs and promote higher education
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">    <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Develop mentoring programs and other youth oriented programs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">    <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Promote our rich Hispanic cultural heritage through the annual festival and other events
 * <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">     <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Luis A. Molina Scholarship: This is a scholarship based on merit and academic achievement, not on financial need. This year the scholarship will be offered to two students, and each will receive $2000.00. One of the students must be a student athlete.     <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">      <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Annual Youth Leadership Summit: The summit consists of two days filled with interactive workshops and team building activities designed to develop the leadership skills of the county's high school students.

Services can be obtained by contacting the organization using the below information or attending one of their meetings, which are usually held at the Stockton Carnegie Library Center, located on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> A schedule of meetings can be found on the HAAC website: [|www.haac.org] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">**Contact Information**   <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">**:**    <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">       <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Hispanic Alliance of Atlantic County <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">P.O. Box 7507  <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Atlantic City, NJ 08401 <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Phone number: 609.412.7421 <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">E-mail address:  <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">hispanic.alliance@yahoo.com   <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">**__Assessment of the effectiveness and the value of the service__**: <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">The services provided by the Hispanic Alliance of Atlantic City are a very important asset to the community. The large Hispanic community that resides in the Atlantic City area has the opportunity to maintain their Hispanic culture as well as receive support from other members of that culture. Many programs and events offered through the HAAC help to increase the self-esteem and leadership skills of the youth involved, and provide resources for furthering education. It is also a great way for students and families to meet people from similar cultures, who may share their same beliefs and morals. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">