LOS ANGELES, CA, November 22, 2019 – The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation’s largest nonprofit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education, with the support of its longtime partner and Presenting Sponsor, Wells Fargo & Company (Wells Fargo), Leadership Sponsor, Loyola Marymount University (LMU), as well as members of the Youth Leadership Consortium, will present its third annual College Prep Saturday program, on November 23, from 9AM to 3PM, on the LMU campus in Los Angeles, California.

College Prep Saturday is a free, half-day program designed to provide middle school and high school students—and their parents—who are from historically under-represented socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds, with the resources and knowledge to prepare, plan, and pay for college.

“Wells Fargo is proud to support the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the other members of the Youth Leadership Consortium, for this year’s College Prep Saturday,” said Walter Dolhare, Co-Head of Corporate & Investment Bank, President of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and Member of the HSF Board of Directors. “This will be a moment in these families’ lives when having access to the right information and resources, can change the course of what happens next. We are confident that College Prep Saturday is going to open doors!”

“We are looking forward to hosting College Prep Saturday for the third time! We have observed, firsthand, the major impact this program has on the students and parents who attend. The sessions’ practical, how-to approach, not only inform and empower them, but provide a roadmap that they would otherwise have to piece together for themselves,” said Fidel A. Vargas, President & CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. “Thanks to the continuing and generous support of Wells Fargo and Loyola Marymount University, we will once again have the opportunity to transform lives, through this sharing of knowledge and resources!”

On the day of the program, participating students are grouped by grade level, in sessions tailored to their academic needs, while parents or other family members meet, according to language preference. Breakout session topics include preparing for and applying to college, choosing the right college, writing a personal statement, researching financial aid and scholarship opportunities, and understanding the real cost of a college education.

College Prep Saturday is planned and executed by HSF, in partnership with members of the Youth Leadership Consortium (YLC)— a group of organizations including the American Indian College Fund, APIA Scholars, College Board, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Jack and Jill Foundation, College
Greenlight, and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, who share the goal of ensuring that the families collectively served by institutions of higher education are representative of the diversity of the US population.

For more information about the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and College Prep Saturday, please visit HSF.net.

About the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Founded in 1975, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) empowers Latino students and their parents with the knowledge and resources needed to successfully complete a higher education, and provides scholarships and support services to as many exceptional Hispanic American students as possible. As the nation’s largest nonprofit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education, HSF has awarded over $619 million in scholarships, to date. For more information about the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, please visit HSF.net.

About Wells Fargo & Company
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.9 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through 7,500 locations, more than 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 32 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 261,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 29 on Fortune’s 2019 rankings of America’s largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.