Inland Empire Future Leaders Program
Pilgrim Pines Camp, 531 Main Street, #986, El Segundo, CA 90245
About
The Inland Empire Future Leaders Program offers training in leadership, campaign processes, cultural awareness, college preparation, career choices, citizenship responsibilities, financial literacy, and public speaking. The program holds a five-day conference that brings these trainings together in one session.
• Ages: 13–15 years old
• Schedule: Five-day summer conference; 2026 summer conference will be held June 21 through June 26, 2026
• Price: A nominal $40 fee is requested per participant to help cover costs of the conference t-shirt, conference picture, and other items. (The fee is payable only after a student is accepted to participate.)
Since 1985, the Inland Empire Future Leaders Program (IEFLP) has provided summer leadership development conferences for over 4,900 Latino eighth- and ninth-grade students from throughout the Inland Empire. The mission of the program is to offer leadership training that will create ethical leaders, motivate participants to complete high school and college, develop self-esteem and cultural pride in Latino youth, empower participants and their families through financial literacy, encourage participants to explore career options, make positive contributions to their communities, and promote love, respect, and responsibility for family and country. Four-year follow-up surveys have indicated that the leadership experience leaves a lasting impression and that it effectively and positively influences the students, with surveys indicating a 99 percent high school graduation rate and a 90 percent college-going rate for students participating in the program. The IEFLP Leadership Conference staff consists entirely of volunteers, and all expenses to date have been paid through donations from individuals and organizations. The Inland Empire Future Leaders Program is an IRS 501(c)3 non-profit tax-exempt organization, and IEFLP donations are tax deductible.
The program leadership team includes Dr. R.C. Heredia. The Inland Empire Future Leaders Program lists its mailing address as Inland Empire Future Leaders Program Dr. R.C. Heredia 531 Main Street, #986 El Segundo, CA 90245.
Student applications for the 2026 Summer Conference are due March 7th, 2026 by 11:59 pm, and staff applications are due January 31st, 2026 by 11:59 pm. The program offers several scholarships for IEFLP alumni, including the Art Arzola Inland Empire Future Leaders Scholarship for $1,500 for an IEFLP Alumnus who has served as an IEFLP Staff member and will be enrolled as a 1st or 2nd year undergraduate college student in Fall 2022. The IEFLP Segura Family Scholarship awards $2,000 to an IEFLP Alumnus who is currently serving as an IEFLP Staff member for the Summer Leadership Conference and will use the proceeds for undergraduate or graduate college expenses, including trade schools and technical colleges. The Dr. Tom Rivera Memorial Scholarship awards $2,500 to an IEFLP Alumnus who will be enrolled in a 4-year college or university, with preference given to those who have been IEFLP volunteers in the past. The David Morales Memorial Scholarship awards $2,500 to an IEFLP Alumnus who has served as an IEFLP Staff member and who will be enrolled in a 4-year college or university, with preference given to those pursuing a STEM-related major, including Civil Engineering, and who have been IEFLP volunteers in the past. The John Meadows Scholarship awards $999 to an IEFLP Alumnus who has served as an IEFLP Staff member and will use the proceeds for undergraduate or graduate college expenses, including trade schools and technical colleges.
Last updated March 24, 2026.
• Ages: 13–15 years old
• Schedule: Five-day summer conference; 2026 summer conference will be held June 21 through June 26, 2026
• Price: A nominal $40 fee is requested per participant to help cover costs of the conference t-shirt, conference picture, and other items. (The fee is payable only after a student is accepted to participate.)
Since 1985, the Inland Empire Future Leaders Program (IEFLP) has provided summer leadership development conferences for over 4,900 Latino eighth- and ninth-grade students from throughout the Inland Empire. The mission of the program is to offer leadership training that will create ethical leaders, motivate participants to complete high school and college, develop self-esteem and cultural pride in Latino youth, empower participants and their families through financial literacy, encourage participants to explore career options, make positive contributions to their communities, and promote love, respect, and responsibility for family and country. Four-year follow-up surveys have indicated that the leadership experience leaves a lasting impression and that it effectively and positively influences the students, with surveys indicating a 99 percent high school graduation rate and a 90 percent college-going rate for students participating in the program. The IEFLP Leadership Conference staff consists entirely of volunteers, and all expenses to date have been paid through donations from individuals and organizations. The Inland Empire Future Leaders Program is an IRS 501(c)3 non-profit tax-exempt organization, and IEFLP donations are tax deductible.
The program leadership team includes Dr. R.C. Heredia. The Inland Empire Future Leaders Program lists its mailing address as Inland Empire Future Leaders Program Dr. R.C. Heredia 531 Main Street, #986 El Segundo, CA 90245.
Student applications for the 2026 Summer Conference are due March 7th, 2026 by 11:59 pm, and staff applications are due January 31st, 2026 by 11:59 pm. The program offers several scholarships for IEFLP alumni, including the Art Arzola Inland Empire Future Leaders Scholarship for $1,500 for an IEFLP Alumnus who has served as an IEFLP Staff member and will be enrolled as a 1st or 2nd year undergraduate college student in Fall 2022. The IEFLP Segura Family Scholarship awards $2,000 to an IEFLP Alumnus who is currently serving as an IEFLP Staff member for the Summer Leadership Conference and will use the proceeds for undergraduate or graduate college expenses, including trade schools and technical colleges. The Dr. Tom Rivera Memorial Scholarship awards $2,500 to an IEFLP Alumnus who will be enrolled in a 4-year college or university, with preference given to those who have been IEFLP volunteers in the past. The David Morales Memorial Scholarship awards $2,500 to an IEFLP Alumnus who has served as an IEFLP Staff member and who will be enrolled in a 4-year college or university, with preference given to those pursuing a STEM-related major, including Civil Engineering, and who have been IEFLP volunteers in the past. The John Meadows Scholarship awards $999 to an IEFLP Alumnus who has served as an IEFLP Staff member and will use the proceeds for undergraduate or graduate college expenses, including trade schools and technical colleges.
Last updated March 24, 2026.
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