Welcome to Generación Floreciente

"Doing whatever it takes for Hispanic youth to flourish."

• Huge achievement gaps exist between Hispanic students and white students-Reading and math scores, number of students in Special Education, number of students in Extended Learning Programs (Gifted), graduation rates, number attending college, number with college degrees.
• If these gaps are not addressed, not only will Hispanic youth not have the opportunity to achieve their full potential, but our future economy and social fabric will be negatively affected.
• All stakeholders (students, parents, educators, policy makers, community leaders and members, church leaders, education leaders, university leaders and professors) need to be involved and committed to changing this scenario.
• Programs, policies, and procedures based on true, correct principles that "hack away at the roots" of the issue need to be implemented.
• Programs, policies, and procedures proven to be effective with Hispanic youth have been implemented in other states and can be replicated in Utah.
• Generación Floreciente, founded by Barbara Lovejoy, is a non profit that is committed to doing whatever it takes for Hispanic youth to flourish, including, but not limited to, the following:
  • Educate the stakeholders on effective programs, policies, procedures through presentations, weekly articles in Mundo Hispano (a Hispanic newspaper), media interviews.
  • Implement programs such as the Hispanic Mother/Daughter Program for 6th grade girls and the Lovejoy’s Libros Program.