Topic: Community-Focused Initiatives
Posted on 8/13/2016
Univision�s Houston and Los Angeles stations helped more than 30,000 students prepare for the new school year. Events on August 13 included Houston�s �6th Annual Mayor�s Back to School Fest,� an onsite Ronald McDonald Care Mobile. Partnerships with Children�s Institute and El Salvador Foundation in Los Angeles provided backpacks, clothes, health screenings and immunizations for students, plus social service resources for parents. Also, Univision expanded its multi-platform education campaign �Regresa a Clases con Univision� (Back to School with Univision) on August 15. The campaign provides parents, students, mentors and educators with more than 10 weeks of programming on education topics, including early-childhood enrichment, college prep, STEM skills and applying for financial aid.
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