Tweet this: Join @SenBobCasey as commencement speaker of the @Esperanza_CS #ClassOf2017 at @Penn Irvine Auditorium June 9, 7pm! http://bit.ly/CaseyEAGraduation Philadelphia, PA – June 7, 2017. Sen. Bob Casey Jr of Pennsylvania will join Founder, President and CEO of Esperanza, Rev. Luis Cortés Jr and David Rossi CEO of Esperanza Academy Charter Schools to celebrate the…
NATIONAL: Esperanza Academy Charter High School students will showcase their personal histories in the My Home, My History exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History on Tuesday, June 6 at 5:30 P.M. Tweet this: @Esperanza_CS students share their stories at the My Home My History exhibit at @NMAJH!Free reception June 6, 5:30pm.http://bit.ly/myhomemyhistory FOR IMMEDIATE…
Esperanza To Dedicate Mural by Latina Artist and Students in Partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia Tweet this: @Esperanza_us dedicates mural by Latina artist Patty Barrera in partnership with @MuralArts and the @WilliamPennFdn http://bit.ly/HopeMural Philadelphia, PA – April 28, 2017. Founder, President and CEO of Esperanza, Rev. Luis Cortés, Jr. will join Jane Golden, Founder and Executive…
Philadelphia, PA: Artistas Y Músicos Latino Americanos (AMLA) a non-profit 501(c)(3) arts and artist’s organization founded in 2006 in North Philadelphia is pleased to announce the receipt of a $5,000 grant from the Mockingbird Foundation. AMLA was one of 12 awardees selected from nearly 1,000 applicants to receive a grant to support its innovative music education programs. A subsidiary…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2017. Philadelphia, PA. – Esperanza has actively participated in the national push for comprehensive immigration reform for close to two decades. We are concerned that the recent and ongoing actions of the new presidential administration may be overly harsh and unnecessary for the accomplishment of goals related to maintaining our…
[full_width] The Esperanza Board of Directors is pleased to announce Philadelphia Magazine’s publication of an article that shares a glimpse into the story of Esperanza Founder, President, and CEO Reverend Luis Cortés, Jr. The story, How Luis Cortés Is Quietly Building a New Notre Dame in the Heart of North Philly, is written by journalist…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12, 2016. Philadelphia, PA. – Esperanza, Inc., a nationally recognized community development organization, was nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy in two categories including categories Public/Current/Community Affairs Program/Special & Promotion- News And Program And PSA- Single Spot for the Spanish-language documentary series called, “Historias de Esperanza” (Stories of Hope). “Historias de Esperanza”…
For Immediate Release: July 28, 2016, Philadelphia, PA – Recently naturalized clients from Esperanza Immigration Legal Services (EILS) will issue the “Pledge of Allegiance” before the official Democratic National Convention proceedings including Hillary Clinton’s primetime nominee acceptance speech. The two EILS clients confirmed to recite the “Pledge of Allegiance” are Smith Chafil Alvarez Hernandez and…
For Immediate Release: July 20, 2016, Philadelphia, PA – Reverend Luis Cortés, Jr., Founder, President and CEO of the nationally recognized Latino non-profit organization Esperanza, Inc., has been invited to speak at various occasions during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next week: Sunday, July 24 Stronger Together “Pursuing Love & Kindness” is an interfaith…
For Immediate Release: Philadelphia, PA – On Sunday, July 24, 2016, the historic African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP), and nationally recognized Latino nonprofit organization, Esperanza, Inc, have come together in partnership, along with sponsor Wells Fargo, and hosts: The League of 1789, UPPN, and Alist Events Marketing, to present Afro-LatinX: An Evening of Art…
