Centro Hispano’s Becas Program, which offers financial and wrap-around support to students who have participated in Centro’s programs to achieve their post-secondary dreams, was recently re-named after beloved Latina community leader Lucía Núñez, the former executive director of Centro (1999-2003), who passed away in 2024 at the age of 64 following decades of service to her community.
On July 12, Centro hosted a luncheon to recognize recipients of the Lucía Nuñez Becas Scholarships, which work to help create post-secondary educational opportunities for the area’s Latinx community.
“This program emulates Lucía’s life: a pursuit of opening doors and finding a way to help those with dreams create a reality they’re working toward for both themselves as individuals and their families,” Centro Executive Director Dr. Karen Menéndez Coller said in a press release. “A gift to this scholarship program helps bridge barriers for young people and is an extension of Lucía’s legacy.”
Centro Hispano of Dane County is the leading non-profit organization working with the Latinx population in Dane County, now supporting over 7,500 individuals annually with more than 20,000 hours of programming. Centro Hispano’s Becas (Scholarship) Program, now the Lucía Núñez Becas Program, is one of the non-profit’s popular programs and has been in existence for more than 20 years…