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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
July 16, 2013 Joseph Rendeiro
(202) 776-1566; jrendeiro@nclr.org
NCLR Conference Press Office
(504) 670-5602 (as of July 19)
Participants join New Orleans youth in community service project to renovate distressed home
NEW ORLEANS—NCLR (National Council of La Raza) will host hundreds of Latino youth leaders at the 2013 NCLR Líderes Summit on July 20–23 as part of the 2013 NCLR Annual Conference held at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Participants will kick off the Summit on Friday, July 19, by partnering with local youth from the nonprofit organization Youth Rebuilding New Orleans to help renovate a distressed home on Salcedo Street.
This year’s Líderes Summit—entitled “The Power of WE”—aims to showcase the resilience and spirit of the Latino community and encourage young people to become positive agents of change in their communities. As a population growing in size and influence, Hispanics aged 18–35 played a critical role in the 2012 presidential election and are active in the national debate over immigration reform. Recognizing that the employment prospects of this demographic have been greatly affected by the economic downturn, Summit organizers will offer valuable job training this year, with 12 workshops on topics such as résumé writing, practice interviews and job searches. All workshops are free and open to the public.
The NCLR Líderes Initiative is a national youth leadership program designed to increase opportunities for Latino youth to elevate their influence as leaders in the U.S. To learn about NCLR leadership and education opportunities for young people, please visit lideres.nclr.org.
Youth Rebuilding New Orleans is a nonprofit organization that engages local youth in reducing blight and rebuilding distressed and foreclosed homes in New Orleans which, when completed, are sold to teachers to help stabilize neighborhoods and have a positive impact on the education system.
To cover this event, press must register, free of charge, for the 2013 NCLR Annual Conference.
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WHAT: 2013 NCLR Líderes Summit: “The Power of WE”
Community service project with Youth Rebuilding New Orleans
WHO: 200 Latino youth leaders from across the United States
WHEN: Saturday, July 20–Tuesday, July 23
Community service project on Friday, July 19, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Líderes Summit:
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70130
Community service project:
316 Salcedo Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org or follow along on Facebook and Twitter. Follow events on Twitter at #Lideres13 and #NCLR13.
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