Over 100 Esperanza Academy Charter High School students and faculty, along with family and friends from the community, enjoyed an afternoon of short scenes performed by the Esperanza Drama majors on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Dwight Wilkins, the Drama teacher, presided over the 2018 Winter Drama Showing in the auditorium, and shared with the audience that…
Ad·vo·cate: noun. one who pleads the cause of another As the 2018 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast approaches, we are in great need of people who are convicted and committed to their work on behalf of others. We need men and women like you who are passionate about our communities, who are willing to speak out on their behalf. We need people who will plead…
Sixty volunteers from a variety of organizations braved cold temperatures on Monday, Jan. 15 to participate in the annual Martin Luther King Day of Service through a community cleanup. Representatives and neighbors from Esperanza, Hunting Park United, The Lenfest Center, SERVEPhiladelphia, and other organizations collected fifty bags of trash throughout Hunting Park in order to…
Dr. Martin Luther King believed that every human being is born in the image of God – unique, with an individual soul – and that God demands that we “love one another, like God loves us.” Christian faith teaches us that God loves all of us so much, God transformed into a human person and…
Hope is a student like Ayani Zayas- achieving dreams of success made real, despite a family legacy of struggle, poverty, and hardship. Ayani enrolled at Esperanza College uncertain of what might be ahead of her. A Criminal Justice major, she found that the encouragement from her professors carried her through moments of self-doubt and pushed…
At Esperanza, we are committed to excellence in all things, including ministry in our Hispanic community. Through the Barrio Youth Initiative (BYI), we are equipping those who work with Latino youth in an urban context to minister effectively through trainings, mentorship, grant opportunities, and much more. BYI is a collaborative leadership development organization that inspires…
Rev. Danny Cortes, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff at Esperanza, spoke at Al DÍA News first Higher Education forum on Nov. 30. The forum, entitled “Advancing Latino Success in Higher Education: What We Know and What We Can Do,” focused on improving Latino achievement in post-secondary education. Parts of Rev. Cortes’ remarks were…
The Esperanza Center was packed with people and bristling with excitement on the evening of Friday, Dec. 1 as our community gathered to celebrate the most recent graduates of Esperanza College of Eastern University. At the Commencement ceremony, 28 graduates received their Associate’s degrees in the areas of Accounting, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood…
Esperanza is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting the 12th National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast & Conference (NHPB) on June 12-14, 2018 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. The 2018 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast is a unique opportunity for you to gather and meet fellow faith leaders, train in the art of…
One small act of kindness can change the world. At Esperanza, our approach to scripture engagement originates with the premise that we as the Body of Christ are the hands and feet of our Creator. That’s why we’re launching the #GoAndDo campaign. This campaign is designed to encourage you to act as the hands and…
