NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — For 29 years the local non-profit organization 100 Hispanic Women has been empowering Latinas to be innovative and to maximize their strengths for personal and professional growth.
Legacy building with a little bit of innovation is how Luisa Rodriguez Aponte, President of the 100 Hispanic Women New Jersey program, describes the work the organization has been doing since 1995.
“I see in this organization so many opportunities for us to build connections among generations and within communities,” said Aponte.
100 Hispanic Women was founded by Shirley Rodriguez Remeneski, in hopes of promoting inclusion in government and corporate America. So far, the national organization has 5 chapters in New York and one in New Jersey.
Their biggest focus is the scholarship program provided to all higher education levels
“As a first-generation immigrant, college and now law student, I didn’t have the financial support that most people in the United States would have. So, I had to seek scholarships and support outside of my home,” says Karla Samoano.