Houstonians Organizing People for Education (HOPE) is the collaborative effort of 5 University of Houston students to enable and increase access to higher education among Hispanic and other minority Houston area high school students. Our mission is to enable underprivileged Latino youth and other minority high school students to reach higher education by providing assistance, scholarships, and training through the High School Leadership Development Day. The Leadership Day is designed to equip students and parents to navigate the college application process, and to succeed in their secondary academic career.