The Affiliate of the Year Award is an honor bestowed on one of NCLR’s affiliated Hispanic-serving organizations for exemplary work in serving its local community and for supporting NCLR’s policy and programmatic initiatives. The award provides NCLR an opportunity to showcase the achievements of an Affiliate and how its accomplishments have made a positive and measurable impact on the lives of Latinos.

The Affiliate of the Year Award is presented to an NCLR Affiliate that has demonstrated substantial quality improvement in the effectiveness of delivering its mission over time and has engaged in an internally and/or externally driven self-evaluation process. In addition, four regional honorees will be honored for their outstanding work in their specific geographical areas.

NCLR is pleased to announce that Mujeres Latinas en Acción has been selected as the 2010 NCLR Affiliate of the Year. Mujeres will be recognized during the Awards Gala and Dinner at NCLR's Annual Conference at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio on July 13, 2010 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

In addition to the Affiliate of the Year, NCLR is also proud to announce this year's Regional Awardees and highlight their great work:

Affiliate of the Year Regional Honorees:

• California Region: Camino Nuevo Charter Academy in Los Angeles
• Far West Region: Housing America Corporation in Somerton, AZ
• Northeast Region: Latin American Community Center in Wilmington, DE
• Southeast Region: El Pueblo, Inc in Raleigh, NC
• Texas Region: Tejano Center for Community Concerns in Houston, TX

These regional honorees will be recognized during the Affiliate Leadership Breakfast at NCLR's Annual Conference at Grand Hyatt San Antonio on July 12, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

The NCLR Affiliate of the Year Program is made possible thanks to the generous contribution of Ford Motor Company.