WELCOME TO
YAKIMA HAAP application update: Applications for Yakima HAAP must be mailed to: Yakima HAAP, P.O. Box 165 Yakima, WA 98907 By Feb. 15th, 2012
Our mission:
Our organization was founded with one main purpose; to provide a springboard for Hispanic students and their families to strive for a better life through education.Specifically, the Hispanic Academic Achievers Program's mission goals are to:
- Motivate youth to start and keep doing well academically.
- Educate youth and their parents about the VALUE of an education.
- Educate youth and their parents about opportunities and resources available to afford a college education.
- Provide positive role models and examples of achievement.
- Encourage youth to pursue math, science, engineering and other professional careers historically poorly represented by women and minorities.
- Foster understanding of educational barriers and propel youth to overcome these barriers.
- Foster understanding of the Hispanic culture and facilitate all communities towards cultural awareness and understanding.
HAAP is lead by a group a of professionals, educators, parents and community leaders. We believe all four components are essential to making a program like HAAP have a genuine positive effect on the students. It is essential to have the support of the schools districts. "It only takes one child to graduate from college that comes from a family that has never had a college graduate. If one child graduates, then all the younger brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews will no longer ask the question, "Am I going to college?" but will ask the question, "What college am I going to?"
