Beatrice Garza, President of AAMA discussing student achievement with Raza Development Fund staff Lupe Gomez and Esther Medina. AAMA is the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans, founded in 1970 in Houston, Texas. Their mission is to inspire and empower at-risk Latinos to pursue their potential and achieve success.

Programs of AAMA include the Sanchez Charter School serving more than 780 students in pre-K & grades 6-12.  The Adelante program helps 1,400 adults with ESL, GED, civics and computer courses.