UnidosNow hosts education event for Hispanic students

December 11, 2011

By LAURA C. MOREL

SARASOTA -- Inside the classrooms of the University of South Florida, undocumented students tried to make their dreams of going to college come true.

UnidosNow, a nonprofit dedicated to immigration reform, along with USF and the Manatee Technical Institute, held the first Festival for Hispanic Students on Saturday at USF’s Sarasota-Manatee campus, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail.

The free festival offered students and their parents information about colleges, financial aid and private scholarships.

The festival, UnidosNow director Kelly Kirschner said, was “to create a family atmosphere that gets families engaged … on what it is they need to doâ€