As a first-generation Latina college student, I know first-hand the challenges many students face when it comes to paving a pathway to higher education. As new and unprecedented barriers to educational attainment emerge, I believe addressing the educational attainment gap is among the most critical priorities of our time.
With nearly a decade of experience in student services, financial aid administration, and Division 1 NCAA compliance at the nation's top public university, UCLA- I was inspired to create a space uniquely designed to guide our youth, break cycles of poverty, and increase the educational attainment of historically marginalized and underserved youth in the rural, southern border community of Yuma, AZ.
I founded Florecer to foster a flourishing, resilient community made stronger. through the educational attainment of our youth. Florecer supports youth to reach their full potential and flourish!
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Audren Morris-Sandoval, MPP
Founder & Executive Director
Welcome to Florecer Yuma, AZ
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The FLORECER program fosters a college-going culture and achieves equity in college access and preparedness for adolescent youth by equipping and empowering students and parents with culturally specific tools to navigate pathways to higher education.
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Our programs and services increase the knowledge, trajectory, and preparedness to pursue higher education. The program offers comprehensive academic support services, pro-social activities, mentorship, and college readiness programming delivered in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.
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Priority is given to students who are from low and very low-income households who have been historically marginalized, adjudicated youth (justice involved), youth in foster care, and/or youth who have suffered learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
STEAM
Computational Thinking & Coding; an evidence-based practice in children's development.
STEAM is an educational approach that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.