This innovative collaborative between SRF and universities allows students to contribute to the nation-wide network of resources and services for the rapidly growing U.S. Hispanic community. Through these partnerships, SRF has involved students from the University of New Mexico, San Diego State University, Pepperdine University, and the National Latino Research Center in National Hispanic Resource Helpline. Bilingual students screen service providers for SRF’s resource database, make follow-up calls to people who were assisted by our Information and Referral (I&R) Specialists, and perform community service locally.

SRF fellows work on-site at their own universities, and participating schools have the option of offering work-study funds and/or academic credit to students for their work. And as SRF outreach services expands, we hope to integrate more universities into the Student Fellows Program.

In the future, SRF’s Internet-based resource database will make its Helpline services highly accessible to colleges and universities located throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. With the expansion of this exemplary project, SRF’s National Hispanic Resource Helpline will be able to respond to the growing need for access to information and local services among Hispanics in this country.

Students, University Professors and Administrators can contact the Self-Reliance Foundation’s Student Fellows Program via:

1126 16th Street, NW
Suite 350
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 360-4096
Fax: (202) 637-8801