Dreamer Alumni
IHADLA Alumna Jazmyn Davis: “My Family and My Community Are My Main Motivators in Life”
Jazmyn Davis was born and raised in Inglewood, California and was in the first grade at Daniel Freeman Elementary School when IHADLA first became part of her life. As a first-generation college student, Jazmyn is proud to share that “I attended the #1 HBCU, Spelman College and recently completed my undergraduate degree majoring in Economics […]
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Dreamer Alumna Daisy Barrios: “My IHADLA Mentor Helped Shape the Woman I Am Today”
Daisy Barrios was in the first grade at Murchison Elementary School, in Boyle Heights when IHADLA first sponsored Program 14 and became part of her life. Thanks to a newly formed partnership, she was one of two IHADLA students who qualified for a scholarship to attend high school at Southwestern Academy, a private, coeducational college […]
Read MoreNational Alumni Reunion 2017 Hosted by IHADLA: A Dreamer Family Reunion
From July 13th to the 16th, the “I Have A Dream” Foundation – Los Angeles (IHADLA) proudly hosted the 2nd Annual Alumni Reunion. Eight of our sixteen affiliates were represented, and alumni from as far as Georgia travelled to Los Angeles to experience the three-day event at Loyola Marymount University, which was packed with fun […]
Read MoreFrom At Risk Youth to Productive Community Member
A Promise Kept I met Jumad four years ago. It was a sunny day in Los Angeles, and I was playing college tour guide at my alma mater, USC, to a great group of high school Dreamers. I had already become a mentor with IHADLA to a young girl who was still in middle school […]
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