Toyota Family Learning Answers a White House Call to Action to Invest in Latino Communities
October 16 2015 - 6:30AM
Toyota and the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL)
answered a call to action made by the White House Initiative on
Educational Excellence for Hispanics, and in the spirit of what
President Obama calls a “shared responsibility,” that challenges
public and private sectors to create Commitments to Action that
will build on, and accelerate federal, state, and local investments
in high-quality education, from cradle-to-career, for the nation’s
Latino communities.
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Toyota Family Learning, a partnership between Toyota and NCFL,
is among the 150 Commitments to Action that total an investment of
$340 million announced by the President today on the culmination of
the 2015 Hispanic Heritage Month.
“It is an honor to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and the
Initiative’s 25th anniversary with the release of nearly 150
commitments to action that will help strengthen the educational
outcomes and opportunities for the Hispanic community from
cradle-to-career,” stated Alejandra Ceja, executive director of the
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
“These commitments will bring critical resources to Latino students
and families across this country, are examples of meaningful
investments being made in support of the largest, youngest and
arguably the fastest growing minority community in the country and
will help fulfill America’s future.”
Toyota Family Learning is a two-generation solution to
educational challenges that responds to societal changes and
opportunities. This six-year nationwide program was created to
address educational needs and provide opportunities for low-income
and ethnically diverse families to roll up their sleeves and build
stronger communities.
“Toyota Family Learning promotes an inclusive approach to a
child’s education that empowers families to learn together through
service learning and mentoring, leveraging technology in the
process,” said NCFL president and founder Sharon Darling.
“Toyota is proud to join the White House Initiative on
Educational Excellence for Hispanics with Toyota Family Learning,
helping to bring education into family life,” said Patricia Salas
Pineda, group vice president of Toyota’s Hispanic Business Strategy
Group.
To learn more about the Initiative and to view the major
commitments to action in response to the initiative’s call to
action, visit:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/10/15/fact-sheet-25-years-hispanics-fulfilling-americas-future.
To view the full list of Commitments to Action visit
www.ed.gov/HispanicInitiative. To learn more about Toyota Family
Learning visit toyotafamilylearning.org.
About Toyota Toyota (NYSE:TM), the world's top
automaker and creator of the Prius and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle,
is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through
our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands. Over the past 50 years, we’ve
built more than 25 million cars and trucks in North America, where
we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly
employ more than 42,000 people (more than 33,000 in the U.S.). Our
1,800 North American dealerships (1,500 in the U.S.) sold more than
2.67 million cars and trucks (more than 2.35 million in the U.S.)
in 2014 – and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the
past 20 years are still on the road today.
About the National Center for Families Learning
The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) is a national
nonprofit organization dedicated to helping adults and children
learn together. NCFL creates and deploys innovative programs and
strategies that support learning, literacy, and family engagement
in education. NCFL collaborates with educators, advocates, and
policy-makers to help families construct hotspots for learning
wherever they go. For more information on NCFL’s 25-year track
record, visit www.familieslearning.org.
Toyota Family Learning is the most recent initiative made
possible by the 24-year partnership between NCFL and Toyota.
Together, NCFL and Toyota have helped more than one million
families around the country make significant progress in school, in
their homes and in their communities.
CONTACT:
Luis Rosero
Director, Hispanic Business Strategy Group
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
P (212) 715-7493
M (646) 512-1406
Luis_Rosero@Toyota.com
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