UnidosUS Escalera College and Career Program From Centro Hispano
Centro Hispano Daniel Torres runs UnidosUS Escalera, a college-and-career readiness program for high school juniors and seniors, with a cohort at Reading Senior Highschool. Escalera is a national program that promotes economic mobility for youth.
Students get guidance and support through a rigorous, semi-scripted curriculum that is responsive to students' culture, experiential learning activities, case management, and internship opportunities.
The outcome figures published for Escalera are from the 2014-2015 program year, when Escalera served nearly 1,000 students across the country. Of those students, 95% graduated or were on-track to graduate high school, 80% of high school graduates directly enrolled in postsecondary opportunities, and 82% of participants completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Each participant applied to an average of 4.8 colleges. A separate, undated count describes Escalera as serving 850 students in 21 sites nationwide, including the Centro Hispano Daniel Torres Inc. cohort, funded by UPS, so ask whether the Reading cohort is running now.
How to join is not explained. The page does not say what it costs, whether a school referral or an application is needed, what to bring, or when and how often the group meets.
For general questions, call Centro Hispano Daniel Torres at 610-685-1265. That is the organization's main number, not a sign-up line for this program. The Centro Hispano Welcome Center is at 201 Penn Street, Suite 101, Reading, PA, 19601, with office hours Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
Source: centrohispano.org/unidosus-escalera, read September 18, 2026.
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UnidosUS Escalera is a national program that promotes economic mobility for youth. This college-and-career readiness program meets the needs of high school juniors and seniors by providing guidance and support through:
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