• Ruben Ortiz25 years experience in urban ministry
  • Project Director at Esperanza, directly responsible for helping build the capacity of over 40 faith and community-based non-profit organizations in Philadelphia by providing training, funding and technical assistance
  • Over the years, has leveraged over $1 million in small grants to churches and community groups that serve at-risk populations
  • Former Partnership Development Specialist for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania, helping to design and implement AMACHI, a national mentoring program for children of prisoners
  • 10 years as Pastor of Iglesia Del Barrio, a bilingual and multicultural church in the West-Kensington section of Philadelphia
  • Assisted in developing the Center for Transforming Mission, an accredited international institute that trains grassroots leaders to serve high-risk youth and families living in hard places
  • Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he currently resides with his wife of 20 years and his three children

I support the Esperanza for America campaign because it’s righteous thing to do. America is the epitome of immigration. It would not be America if it weren’t so. Therefore, we must embrace those families who choose to make this their home and help make this home a welcoming place for all. Esperanza for America is a way to make this happen.

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