CREAR Futuros is supported by:

Hispanic Federation’s mission is to empower and advance the Hispanic community. HF provides grants to a broad network of Latino non-profit agencies serving the most vulnerable members of the Hispanic community and advocates nationally with respect to the vital issues of education, health, immigration, economic empowerment, civic engagement and the environment. CREAR Futuros A Model for Latino College Success

Lumina Foundation is the nation’s largest private foundation dedicated exclusively to increasing students’ access to and success in postsecondary education. Lumina is committed to enrolling and graduating more students from college. Their goal is to increase the percentage of Americans who hold high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by 2025.

The City University of is the nation's leading urban public university serving more than 480,000 students at 24 colleges and institutions in . The University’s 24 institutions include 11 senior colleges, seven community colleges, the William E. Macaulay Honors College at CUNY, the Graduate School and University Center, the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, the CUNY School of Law, the CUNY School of Professional Studies, and the CUNY School of Public Health

For more information on CREAR Futuros, please A project of the Hispanic Federation and contact Hispanic Federation at 212-233-8955 or visit our The City University of New York website www.hispanicfederation.org/crearfuturos Why Should I Sign-up?  Receive one-on-one peer mentoring Crear Futuros:  Professional development and internship A Model for Latino College Success opportunities  Access to internships (both paid and unpaid) CREAR Futuros program provides an exclusive  Access to free one-on-one tutoring opportunity to position yourself on a path to success  Access to professional development opportunities starting right now!  Access to network of Latino professionals in the public Program Overview and private sectors Hispanic Federation and The City University of New  Access to free social support services York are partnering with Latino community-based  Recognition and membership to prestigious national agencies, the Department of Education, public policy program stakeholders, and business leaders to launch the CREAR Futuros program. Concentrated on Latino Am I eligible? College Readiness, Achievement and Retention, CREAR This program is open to all incoming freshman, of all races Futuros is designed to improve student retention and and ethnicities, attending : achievement at four targeted CUNY colleges.  The  John Jay College Communities of Care  The goal is to ensure that CREAR students stay  LaGuardia Community College connected throughout their college experience with their peers and professional mentors to ensure college Applicants should have an interest in improving the experience. success rates for Latinos in higher education and will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. The main pillars of CREAR’s Communities of Care Model Program are as follows: dedicated Latino upper class mentors, social services, college advisors, specialized tutoring assistance, career support and What Are My Responsibilities? leadership development training.  Engage in weekly communication with peer-mentor  Participate in weekly freshman learning community Campus Contact forum  Attend two community-building events per semester The City College of New York: with peer-mentors and fellow mentees Wendy J. Thornton  Attend day-long CREAR Futuros mentee training [email protected] session

John Jay College: How do I sign-up? Nancy Yang Visit the www.crearfuturos.org and click on “How to [email protected] Join”

Lehman College: Suzette Ramsundar [email protected]

LaGuardia Community College: Jenny Mayorga [email protected]