ushyee student chapter internships

"I am taking a semester off before starting my graduate studies, and am currently working with U.S. Hispanic Youth Entrepreneur Education (USHYEE) right here in Baltimore. I, along with two other interns, work directly with these marginalized Hispanic high school students in a voluntary after-school program at these schools. We stress what we like to refer to as H.C.L. or, High School, College, and Leadership. So many students have already thanked us profusely for helping them with their futures, and have told us that since joining USHYEE their grades have gone up, their attendance has gone up, and they no longer feel the need or desire to drop out of school or not move on to college. Comments like these constantly remind us that we are not only interns for an organization that runs an after-school program for Hispanic youth, but we are also the mentors for these amazing students. What a fantastic responsibility!"   UMBC graduate Danielle Viens-Payne (B.A., December 2010)