The Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities & Scholarships (VAMOS) is a nonprofit organization run primarily by devoted volunteers. It all started in March of 1996 when 62 local business and community leaders assembled to improve and broaden the educational opportunities for Hispanic students in South Texas.  Its main function is to raise money for academically accomplished yet low-income Hispanic students. Every year, VAMOS sponsors four-year scholarships to deserving high school graduates from low-income backgrounds for enrollment at a university of their choice.  In addition, VAMOS not only supports students by paying for tuition & books but with motivation and encouragement through its mentoring program that monitors students throughout their college careers to ensure their success. 

• To promote greater interest in post-secondary education among high school-aged Hispanic students
• To offer financial assistance to deserving Hispanic students for the pursuit of post-secondary education.
• To increase local and national awareness about the need for greater numbers of Hispanics to pursue post-secondary education
• To decrease the dropout rate of Hispanic students by offering financial assistance and increasing public awareness.
• To demonstrate a commitment by Hispanic community leaders as role models by means of their personal promotion of the scholarship program.

 

Every student who is determined and demonstrates a high level of academic achievement deserves the opportunity to attain a college education.

VAMOS gives that opportunity to many determined and accomplished students every year.