Fuerza Alliance educates students, provides service
Lindsey Keogh, Staff Writer
Issue date: 3/7/07 Section: News
Fuerza Alliance will compile a phone-list of bilingual students who can translate for Spanish-speaking patients in cases of emergencies and by appointment.
Another service activity underway is a weekly group study session for Spanish-speaking students in Ripon schools who could use the help of a bilingual tutor.
"We hope to hold the study sessions in Ripon [College's] library," says Flores. "Everyone will come for a few hours to do homework together and help the students with questions from any subject."
Fuerza Alliance also plans to help Hispanic high school students with the college search and application process.
"We want to help these students find and apply for scholarships and to prepare for college," says Flores.
Although Ripon is a small city, it still has a fairly large Spanish-speaking population, many of whom work in factories.
"I grew up in a small town that did not have a lot of resources for people who didn't speak English, and it was really frustrating for my family," says Burgos. "In Ripon, I help a family who doesn't speak English, and there is definitely a need to engage more students."
Another service activity underway is a weekly group study session for Spanish-speaking students in Ripon schools who could use the help of a bilingual tutor.
"We hope to hold the study sessions in Ripon [College's] library," says Flores. "Everyone will come for a few hours to do homework together and help the students with questions from any subject."
Fuerza Alliance also plans to help Hispanic high school students with the college search and application process.
"We want to help these students find and apply for scholarships and to prepare for college," says Flores.
Although Ripon is a small city, it still has a fairly large Spanish-speaking population, many of whom work in factories.
"I grew up in a small town that did not have a lot of resources for people who didn't speak English, and it was really frustrating for my family," says Burgos. "In Ripon, I help a family who doesn't speak English, and there is definitely a need to engage more students."
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