Hispanic Georgia High School Students Call HoPe Program a ‘Game Changer’ For Them (Youth Today)
By Michelle Azriel, May 6, 2020, Youth Today ATLANTA — What started out as an idea scrawled on a fast food napkin 10 years ago has evolved into an after-school program for Georgia Hispanic students boasting a 100% high school graduation rate. The Hispanic Organization Promoting Education (HoPe) is the brainchild of David Araya and Angela Hurtado. They were both Georgia undocumented high school students who fought against stereotypes and were resolved to rise above it and succeed. In 2009,...