Roberto Sanchez is the Director of Secondary Education in Hendry County Schools and serves a diverse school district. He was born in Mexico and immigrated with his family to the United States at the early age of two.
Growing up in Immokalee, home to many agricultural workers and their families, presents many challenges as students juggle life outside of the classroom. Noemi Perez is the President & CEO of the Immokalee Foundation and speaks on these circumstances.
In this issue: FutureMakers Partner Spotlight, Get Involved! Calling all FutureMakers!, Upcoming Events, Courageous Conversations, Data Reports and What We Are Reading.
Pursuing higher education was always expected of myself and my four siblings. Even though our parents hadn’t completed college, they followed their dreams of becoming pianists. Success is not just…
The 2021 FutureMakers Coalition Champions Meeting took place in person and virtually earlier this month. More than 70 people attended in person, while 111 participated via Zoom and 176 via Facebook.
The 2021 Annual FutureMakers Coalition Champions Meeting was successfully held in person and virtually on Thursday, October 7 with more than 70 in person participants, 111 views on Zoom and 176 views on Facebook.
FutureMakers has partnered with Florida College Access Network (FCAN) and the “Cash for College” campaign to promote Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion as a crucial step as students and…
It’s time for high school seniors and their parents in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid by visiting www.fafsa.gov.
Growing up in Guyana, it was ingrained in me that education was my way out of poverty. My father, a rice farmer, did not graduate high school but worked extremely…