,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,Case Study,Emerging Diversity Integration:Latino Youth Entrepreneurship and Their Desired to Pursue Educational goals in the United States,Investigation on the impact of Youth Venture experience in their interest in pursuing education,Case Study IBEC conference,India 2021,Elsa-Sofia Morote,Ed.D.and Juana Roman,Dowling College,Background,Evaluation Goals,Methodology,Results,Impact on Pursuit of Educational Goals,Impact on Life Skills Development and Engagement in Educational Environments,Impact on Communities Served,What YV can add to Programmatic Knowledge,Conclusion,Content,Latinos in the US are holding on to their rank as the nations largest and fastest-growing minority group,a trend with far-reaching implications for American politics and immigration policies.,In 2000,approximately 1.56 million U.S.residents ages 16 to 19 had not graduated nor were enrolled in school.Of the total,nearly 34 percent were Hispanic,Youth Venture launched the,Tu Voz My Venture,initiative in conjunction with the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation in an,effort to transform the lives of Latino youth by improving their interest in education,self confidence,life skills,community engagement,and leadership skills,.,Background,Youth Venture is based on the simple underlying and core insight that if an individual,is powerful as a young person,they are highly likely to be powerful as adults,.,To be powerful in fact,to be a full citizen in a world characterized increasingly by change one must be a changemaker.Youth Venture invests in young people to become changemakers by inspiring and guiding them as they create their own sustainable,community-benefiting Ventures,Tu Voz My Venture Initiative,Youth Venture surpassed its goal of 50 Venture Teams by successfully launching,82 teams across the United States through the,Tu Voz My Venture,initiative.,From the total pool,50 teams were selected and identified as official competition winners.They were awarded start-up grants of up to$1,000 to launch their Ventures to help young Latinos stay in school and prepare for college and beyond.Additionally,five finalist teams were selected to receive a$5,000 scholarship.,Venture teams,Quantitative Data,Attempts were made to contact all 164 Tu Voz My Venture participants(lead Venturers and a team member).,Surveys were completed by 79 lead Venturers and team members for a response rate of 48 percent.,Research was conducted from May 9 to June 22,2021.,Qualitative Data,In total,Youth Venture conducted ten focus groups,gathering insight from 47 lead Venturers,team members,and Allies.,Five on-site focus groups were conducted in Washington DC,and New York City.,Four conference call focus groups were conducted to gather input from participants living throughout the United States.,Methodology,Role:,67%Lead Venturers,33%Team members,Participants,Gender:,65%Female,35%Male,High School Participants,College Participants,9,th,Grade 16.7%,10,th,Grade 9.3,11,th,Grade 38.9,12,th,Grade 35.2,First Year,Second Year,Third Year,Fourth Year,Fifth Year,22.7%,40.9,27.3,4.5,4.5,The evaluation was designed to answer four primary research questions:,How does participation in Tu Voz My Venture impact the individual lead Venturer and team members in,pursuing educational goals,with a specific focus on high school and college?,How does participation in Tu Voz My Venture impact the individual lead Venturer and team members in,life skills development,and youth engagement in the high school/college environment?,To what degree do Venture Teams,impact the communities their serve,?,What can Youth Venture,add to its programmatic knowledge in the area of launch and post-launch support for vulnerable youth,specifically Latino youth?,Evaluation Goals,Survey results indicate,significant increases in all indicators relating to pursuit of educational goals,particularly in motivation.,Most youth expressed that the Youth Venture experience impacted their 1)interest,2)motivation,and 3)preparedness in pursuing higher education.,I.Impact on Educational Goals,Interest in pursuing higher Education,81%of lead Venturers and team members indicate their participation in the Tu Voz My Venture initiative has affected their,interest,in pursuing higher education,Motivation to purse higher education,89%of lead Venturers and team members indicate their participation in YV has affected the,motivation,of participants and team members to pursue higher education,Preparedness to higher education,89%of lead Venturers and team members indicate their participation in YV has affected the,preparedness,of participants and team members to pursue higher education,Survey results and focus group discussions,confirm that youth who participated in the initiative report an increase in knowledge of critical life skills and an increase in engagement in education,and educational environments.,2.Impact on Life Skills and En