Summer Camp Scholarships

Appreciation Dinner... You're Invited! 

14th Annual Golf Tournament

Atlanta Braves Partnership

English for Successful Living (ESL)

Estrellitas

A Visit from Univision

CNN Tour

5K Recap

Student Spotlight

Did You Know?

Fredi is a hard working student at LaAmistad After School at Westminster Presbyterian Church. He will enter the 5th grade in the fall, which will be a crucial academic year for him. His family is unable to afford the $150 registration fee for him to attend LaAmistad's Anímate Summer Camp. Will you give him the opportunity to get a successful head start on his 5th grade year by sponsoring him to work on his academics throughout the month of June at Anímate?

To sponsor Fredi or any other LaAmistad student in need, please visit our Donate Page or contact Cat McAfee.

Come tee it up to help LaAmistad improve Buckhead's literacy and the standard of living for Latinos in the area. LaAmistad is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its 14th Annual LaAmistad Golf Tournament. Whether your clubs are always on the back of a cart somewhere, or if they have to be dusted off after being pulled out of the attic, we would be grateful if you would help us "tee off" to help increase Latino literacy and community involvement throughout Atlanta. If you are interested in sponsorships or participating, please email us at info@laamistadinc.org.

In our ESL program, we don't just see our students as separate individuals. Rather, we see the students as a wonderful community of people who are eager to learn, who take the little time they have to try to learn a new language, and who want to change their lives for the better. Every student states that learning English as second language has been a difficult journey, but that LaAmistad's ESL encourages them to keep going and to never give up.

It is incredible how much the students have progressed over such a short period of time, in regards to both their speaking skills and writing skills. Equally wonderful is how much our volunteer teachers love doing what they do. Most of our teachers have been with us for several years now.

In talking with a couple of our students, their eagerness to learn is obvious. They share that it has been difficult, but they have put their all and more into learning America's primary language, and for that we say, "Job well done!"

"I will find a way to teach my students during the summer break before classes start, even if it's over coffee or even in my home," remarks an ESL volunteer. "My students need all the support I can offer."

Last fall saw the exciting start of LaAmistad's Estrellitas program, and this new year, the program is in full swing creating a positive impact for the youth it serves. Estrellitas is a weekend program for Latina girls in grades 7-12 that meets once a month on Sundays and some Saturdays during the school year.  Their focus is to encourage girls to stay in school, develop their leadership skills, and serve their community. Trained, volunteer mentors from partner agency, Junior League of Atlanta, oversee monthly programming topics and field trips that broach issues facing today's youth, issues like teen dating, violence, and peer pressure, along with additional topics like healthy living, money management, and career exploration.

Partner agency, Junior League of Atlanta, gives Estrellitas' youth members an amazing opportunity to meet an average of 5 trained female mentors at each program session. The JLA has over 4,000 female adult members who serve in different capacities throughout the Atlanta community and are focused on "being the difference" and improving the health, education and welfare of women and children.

Nashalyne Baylon is a prime example of a student who LaAmistad was created to help. Nashalyne always has a book in her hand and is a model student when it comes to her conduct. She always has a smile on her face and aims to please. Anytime help is needed, Nashalyne is there to assist, even without being asked. Thanks to all of the wonderful volunteers at LaAmistad After School at The Cathedral of St. Philip who are helping her along the way. We know that with LaAmistad working alongside Nashalyne and her family, she is destined for success!