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Promoting diversity through identity at Teatro Esperanza – Phindie; March 18, 2019

March 19, 2019

On Friday night Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers performed excerpts of their piece HOME PROJECT-IMMIGRANT JOURNEYS at Teatro Esperanza to cap off their week-long residency at Esperanza Academy. The work, which debuted in 2015, laid heavy focus on the concept of identity, individuality, and the personal stories that follow individuals as they immigrate from home to another. Throughout…

PHL Diversity Honors Esperanza with Non-Profit Business Award – The Philadelphia Tribune; February 28, 2019

March 6, 2019

PHL Diversity’s 13th Annual Business Opportunity Luncheon served as an occasion to honor local leaders and connect local business with upcoming conventions. PHL Diversity is the multicultural business development division of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB).

Andes Manta trae el “taqui” a Filadelfia

March 1, 2019

Presentación de grupo musical andino llenará de júbilo el Teatro Esperanza Con 35 instrumentos y más de 30 años de experiencia, el grupo Andes Manta lleva a la comunidad del Norte de Filadelfia una experiencia musical cargada de cultura y tradición. El próximo sábado, 2 de marzo, se presentarán los músicos en el recién inaugurado…

Esperanza to be Honored at Annual PHL Diversity Business Opportunity Luncheon – Al Día News; February 21, 2019

February 22, 2019

The faith-based organization will be one of four award winners at the event, who will each be honored for their impacts throughout the city.

The Epic Revitalization of a Latino Neighborhood from Housing to Social Change – Salud America; January 25, 2019

January 28, 2019

Roberto Clemente Middle School shut its doors in 1994 and sat empty for more than 10 years in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park, a predominantly Latino neighborhood. Not anymore. Local faith-based nonprofit Esperanza has turned the former school into 38 affordable housing units, which opened November 2018, Plan Philly reports.

Modern Age Furniture Refreshes its Look After 50 Years in Business – City of Philadelphia; January 10, 2019

January 23, 2019

In 2019, the Department of Commerce is celebrating 10 years of the Storefront Improvement Program (SIP), a grant program that offers reimbursements for facade improvements on commercial properties. Follow along this year for more stories of SIP’s impact on Philadelphia businesses and neighborhoods. When Moises and Edith Shienbaum came to the United States from Havana, Cuba…

Why so Few of Philly’s Homeless Latinos Use Shelters, Get City Services – The Inquirer; January 18, 2019

January 22, 2019

Edgardo Aponte sleeps most nights in the parking lot of a Kensington Save-A-Lot. When he has money, he’ll share a room with as many as five other men in a nearby rowhouse. He’s been homeless for several years and like most of the people who share the supermarket lot, he’s Latino, originally from Puerto Rico.…

La paradoja de los latinos sin techo: porqué el grupo minoritario más pobre de Filadelfia no usa los albergues – The Inquirer; January 18, 2019

January 22, 2019

La mayoría de la noches Edgardo Aponte duerme en el estacionamiento de un supermercado de Kensington. Cuando le llega el dinero, comparte una habitación con otros cinco en una casa del área. Edgardo ha sido mendigo por varios años y como la mayoría de las personas que pasan la noche en ese supermercado, no tiene…

Philly Nonprofit Illustrates the Power of Deep Community Organizing – Philly Nonprofit Quarterly; January 9, 2019

January 18, 2019

*Correction: Esperanza is not affiliated with Esperanza Health Center and has not taken any part into the construction of its new campus.* What does asset-based community development look like? While some groups opt to focus on bricks and mortar, as scholars like John “Jody” Kretzmann and John McKnighthave argued for decades, strong asset-based development really comes…

Inside Esperanza’s ‘asset-building’ development strategy in Hunting Park – Generocity; January 9, 2019

January 10, 2019

Esperanza, the local nonprofit serving the North Philadelphia neighborhood’s Hispanic community, renovated and officially reopened the former school’s building in November after it sat vacant for more than a decade. Now dubbed the Roberto Clemente Homes, it contains 38 affordable housing units and 5,000 square feet of commercial space. The $18 million project is a marker of the…

Promoting diversity through identity at Teatro Esperanza – Phindie; March 18, 2019

PHL Diversity Honors Esperanza with Non-Profit Business Award – The Philadelphia Tribune; February 28, 2019

Andes Manta trae el “taqui” a Filadelfia

Esperanza to be Honored at Annual PHL Diversity Business Opportunity Luncheon – Al Día News; February 21, 2019

The Epic Revitalization of a Latino Neighborhood from Housing to Social Change – Salud America; January 25, 2019

Modern Age Furniture Refreshes its Look After 50 Years in Business – City of Philadelphia; January 10, 2019

Why so Few of Philly’s Homeless Latinos Use Shelters, Get City Services – The Inquirer; January 18, 2019

La paradoja de los latinos sin techo: porqué el grupo minoritario más pobre de Filadelfia no usa los albergues – The Inquirer; January 18, 2019

Philly Nonprofit Illustrates the Power of Deep Community Organizing – Philly Nonprofit Quarterly; January 9, 2019

Inside Esperanza’s ‘asset-building’ development strategy in Hunting Park – Generocity; January 9, 2019

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