Hispanic Mother Daughter Program

This program provides academic enhancement, college information, and family support for program participants to support and encourage the successful participation of Hispanic women in higher education by targeting middle and high school female students and their mothers. The objectives of this program are to provide leadership training, academic support and career exploration so as to maximize the students' potential for success in college, promote positive communication skills, and empower the participants with decision-making skills. The Hispanic Mother Daughter Program is a collaborative effort between selected middle schools and high schools in San Antonio, Dallas and the Rio Grande Valley Area and El Paso and four University of Texas System academic components: UTSA, UT-Dallas, UT-El Paso and UT-Pan American. The program was awarded a grant from the San Antonio Area Foundation, specifically from the Zander Fund, for the 1998-1999 school year a retreat for mothers and daughters which was held in March 1999.