CONGRATULATING THE TELACU EDUCATION FOUNDATION ON THEIR 36TH ANNUAL BUILDING THE DREAM GALA; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 52
(Extensions of Remarks - March 26, 2019)
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[Extensions of Remarks]
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CONGRATULATING THE TELACU EDUCATION FOUNDATION ON THEIR 36TH ANNUAL
BUILDING THE DREAM GALA
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HON. PETE AGUILAR
of california
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Mr. AGUILAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the TELACU
Education Foundation, a non-profit organization that has empowered
talented Latino students and professionals in my district and
throughout the country to achieve success for more than 36 years.
TELACU is one of the largest and oldest Community Development
Corporation in the U.S., celebrating 50 years of service just last
year. As part of its commitment to service, advancement, empowerment
and self-sufficiency among its constituency, and in response to crisis-
level dropout rates for Latino students, in 1983 TELACU created the
TELACU Education Foundation.
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This year marks the Foundation's 36th anniversary of shattering
barriers to academic and professional success for thousands of first-
generation Latinos from underserved communities. In addition to
providing critical educational services and resources for veterans,
TELACU's Continuum of Education--comprised of the College Readiness and
College Success Programs--annually propels approximately 2,000 TELACU
Scholars from high school through graduate studies, equipping them with
the academic credentials and professional tools needed to successfully
enter the increasingly technical 21st Century workforce.
Historically, approximately 98 percent of high school TELACU
Scholars graduate and nearly all pursue higher education; more than 99
percent of college Scholars earn a Bachelor's degree, with an
increasing number going on to seek advanced degrees. Since TELACU
Scholars are predominantly Latinos from some of the most economically-
depressed communities in Southern California, their attainment of high
school diplomas and college degrees directly benefits disenfranchised
communities. Program graduates become self-sufficient, well-educated
professionals and role models who inspire and invest in the next
generation of Latino leaders. Their attainment of higher education,
increased earning power and dedication to service leads to the
socioeconomic empowerment of their local communities, and betters our
country as a whole.
Madam Speaker, in recognition of the thousands of students, families
and communities they have served and empowered, I ask my colleagues to
please join me in congratulating the TELACU Education Foundation on the
occasion of its 36th Annual Building the Dream Gala, and in celebrating
their inspiring TELACU Scholars.
