Esperanza Immigration Legal Services (EILS) and the New Americans Campaign (NAC), along with several other Philadelphia nonprofits, recently created a partnership to help Philadelphia immigrants who are lawful permanent residents (LPR) apply for citizenship. The collaboration aims to gather 500 new citizenship applications by this June, with EILS hoping to facilitate 60 of those applications….
The Reverend Luis Cortés, Jr. recently shared his story and experiences as the Founder, President and CEO of Esperanza on two podcasts. Rev. Cortes was featured on episode #7 of Enlace’s Voces de Influencia podcast, “Rev. Luis Cortés y Jessica Dominguez – Las manos y los pies de Cristo” on Mar. 15. Additionally, he joined…
Esperanza Housing and Economic Development (EHED) and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) partnered to host Philadelphia’s first bilingual Tree Tenders training in English and Spanish last week. The training equips Philadelphians to plant and care for urban trees, covering topics like watering and pruning, with the goal of increasing tree coverage throughout the city. The first session…
We are so excited to announce that we have extended the Early Bird deadline to purchase tickets to the 2018 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast at discounted rates! Early Bird ticket prices are extended until Monday, May 7th: NHPB18 Pass: $179 (Access to the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast 2018 only) All Access Pass: $319 (Includes full access to the National…
Esperanza and the Union Benevolent Association will partner to provide emergency housing services to Puerto Rican families living in Philadelphia after being displaced by last summer’s hurricanes. Assistance will include first month’s rent and security deposits for families who face several barriers to accessing housing, such as long waiting lists for HUD subsidies and Section…
Dr. David Hurtado, Dean of Administration & Program Development at Esperanza College of Eastern University, was featured in AL DÍA last month as part of the “I am an American Immigrant” campaign. Dean Hurtado was selected as one of “twelve local immigrants who are making exceptional cultural, social and economic contributions to the Greater Philadelphia…
This Women’s History Month, Esperanza recognizes three women who are transforming our Hunting Park community. We asked Gabriella Paez about her role at Esperanza Housing and Economic Development (EHED): What is your role at Esperanza? As the Education and Community Development Coordinator, my role is to help revitalize the Hunting Park community by bridging the…
This Women’s History Month, Esperanza recognizes three women who are doing outstanding work in our Hunting Park community. We asked Gabrielle Moshier (bottom left in the photo above) about her role at Esperanza Academy Charter School: What is your role at Esperanza? I started at Esperanza in 2014 as a seventh grade English teacher. I now…
This Women’s History Month, Esperanza recognizes three women who are doing outstanding work in our Hunting Park community. We asked Nilsa Graciani about her role at Esperanza College of Eastern University: What is your role at Esperanza? As the Director of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and Medical Assisting at Esperanza College, I’m responsible…
Esperanza Academy Charter School students planned and led a school walkout on the morning of Wednesday, Mar. 14, joining the broader National School Walkout movement that students across the country have led in the wake of last month’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The walkout was opened and concluded with remarks from Jordan…
