Hispanic Services Council (HSC) is a private, nonprofit organization that increases access and opportunities for Latinos and influences the systems that serve them. Their work focuses on developing opportunities that result in an educated, healthy, prosperous, and engaged Latino community. They are building networks of mutual support and collective action that will result in increases in the academic performance of Latino children in K-8th grade, healthy living and eating behaviors, improvement in the quality of life of communities, and leadership and civic engagement of Latinos at all levels in the community. As a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) accredited agency, HSC provides affordable immigration legal services to the immigrant community through its Immigration Legal Services & Advocacy program.