Safe Spaces at Risky Times
During winter break, Identity helped organize three days of Holiday Hoops Open Gym at Watkins Mill High School – where 185 young people came back to school for basketball from 1:00 to 5:00 over the three [...]
Holiday Hoops
On Wednesday, November 22, Identity organized a Holiday Hoops event through the Watkins Mill High School Wellness Center. The first annual Holiday Hoops was a big hit with the students and adults thanks to Principal Carol Goddard, Coach [...]
Identity Board Member, Teresa Wright, to be Honored
Long time Identity Board member and advocate for Latino youth, Teresa Wright, is the quintessential community connector. From a key position within the school system, she has been the heart and soul of a network of [...]
Celebrating Three Years Together: Identity After School Middle Schoolers Make the Grades
Over two hundred students and their families gathered at Neelsville Middle School on Tuesday, May 30th, to celebrate the end of the year, the end of an era and their remarkable accomplishments. Many of the students, [...]
Superintendent Smith and Councilmember Rice tell Latino families: “You will be protected.”
Montgomery County School Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith met with 180 parents and their children at Neelsville Middle School on Tuesday evening, December 6th at an Identity-sponsored parent workshop. Dr. Smith reassured the capacity crowd of parents from [...]
Navarro to Latino Parents: Get Involved ; Latino Parents to Navarro: Take Care of Our Children
More than 60 parents attended a Parent Engagement Meeting on December 2nd, put on by the Identity-run Wellness Center at Wheaton High School. Councilmember Nancy Navarro encouraged our Latino parents to engage with local government and voice their concerns about issues they care [...]
Happy Birthday, Identity!
In 1998, Diego Uriburu and Candace Kattar created Identity because they believed that youth who have sufficient resources, supports, and opportunities can succeed emotionally, educationally, and occupationally. Over the years, Identity has witnessed the success of tens of [...]
Telemundo Honors Identity and Recognizes Heroes Who Support Our Youth
Identity’s support of Latino and other minority youth was honored by Telemundo on September 15, as part of the television network’s annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration. Executive Director Diego Uriburu accepted a special certificate from Montgomery County [...]
Telemundo to Honor Identity at September 15 Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Tickets Now Available! Identity will be honored at Telemundo’s 5th Annual Montgomery County Hispanic Heritage Celebration on September 15th from 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm at the Civic Center Building in Silver Spring! Individual honorees include Teresa Wright, Sonia Mora, Jerry [...]