"The engineering program, supported by community group Palenque LSNA, was only in its second cohort of students when the funding was cut. Each cohort had 12-15 families with students 5-8 years old, and the program had a goal of hosting at least three cohorts per year through 2027, when the grant was originally set to expire, said Silvia Gonzalez, director of Community Learning Centers at Palenque. Gonzalez helped write the grant application and establish the school partnership for the program. “We’re bringing all these programs, all these resources to our community, and who’s being impacted a lot is our newcomers,” Gonzalez said. “This is for the Latinx community, and here is something that you’re taking away, and it’s all about the science, which is so important. It breaks my heart because how do you tell families this is not going to continue anymore?”' (fb)

Join us Thursday for our Annual Congress! We will have some incredibly powerful performances this year! (fb)