Latino Education Advancement Fund

Provides Latino Spanish speaking parents resources to navigate the local school system to achieve academic success

since
2016

The number of parents and students attending LEAF workshops and conferences has tripled!

we served
101
Parents

In the first year we launched our current programming (2017-18)

in the
2019-20
School year

we served 335 parents!

we have served
1665
Latinos

in the Baltimore region. Since launching our current programming in 2017

LEAF provides programs and services to latino families and students so they can be empowered to thrive in our dynamic world.

Education

La Escuela, sus Hijos y Usted: Through the nine-week workshop, parents learn how to navigate the educational system, and how to take an active role in their child’s education.

Coaching

LEAF  provides individualized help and guidance for parents and students.

Resources and Advocacy

LEAF is active and involved in the different communities it serves.  LEAF has been protecting the right to education for Latino Children.

LEAF NEWS

Advocate Helps Baltimore’s Latino Community Navigate Education System Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Advocate Helps Baltimore’s Latino Community Navigate Education System Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

see the original article: by clicking here BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Parents know navigating their children’s school system can be overwhelming at […]

Meet the advocate Baltimore Latino parents seek out to get the best education for their children

Meet the advocate Baltimore Latino parents seek out to get the best education for their children

see the original article: by clicking here Before the COVID-19 pandemic, back-to-school workshops led by Dinorah Olmos would be joyous […]

2019 OSI Baltimore Community Fellow: Dinorah Olmos and Kendra Summers

2019 OSI Baltimore Community Fellow: Dinorah Olmos and Kendra Summers

see the original article: by clicking here The Open Society Institute-Baltimore each year launches the work of ten fellows who […]

Please make checks payable to: Latino Education Advancement Fund, and mail them to 1122 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 201, Towson, MD 21204.

For more Information call 559-250-0256 or contact@leafedu.org

“Latino Education Advancement Fund “(LEAF)” is a Maryland nonprofit corporation operating through a fiscal sponsorship with Players Philanthropy Fund (Federal Tax ID: 27-6601178), a Maryland not-for-profit charitable trust with federal tax-exempt status from the IRS as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3). Contributions to LEAF are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.”