Wal-Mart awarded a grant to the Foundation to support its Partnership Youth Initiative, a program that provides mentored internship opportunities for minority high school students, in an effort to decrease the drop out rates for Hispanic students in Maryland. Julio Parra, CEO of Parra Inc., and the Chair of the Hispanic Business Foundation, was happy to accept the award (pictured) on April 2, 2009.
Julio Parra accepts award on behalf of HBFMD
Learn more about the PYI program.
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