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Rev. Luis Cortés “Best of Philly 2017” for his Community Vision

Rev. Luis Cortés Jr., Founder, President and CEO of Esperanza was recognized as one of the “Best of Philly 2017” by Philly Magazine for his vision for the community of North Philadelphia and beyond. “By focusing on education in North Philly’s Latino enclave and building a college modeled after Notre Dame — another institution that…
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Esperanza Partners With PCOM and ASPIRA to Host Science and Math Summer Academy

For the second consecutive year, Esperanza has partnered with the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and ASPIRA of Pennsylvania to promote and foster diversity in the STEM+M fields (science, tech, engineering, math and medicine) by enhancing awareness of, and interest in, careers in those fields among African-American and Latino students from Olney Charter High School. …
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PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com Features Esperanza’s Housing and Economic Development Division.

The Executive Director of Esperanza Housing and Economic Development (EHED), Philip Dawson, spoke about the work Esperanza is doing in the community, transform Hunting Park and surroundings into a destination in PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com. The article highlights EHED’s outreach approach to the community, Dawson’s outlook on Feltonville and Hunting Park, EHED’s vision for the North Fifth Street corridor,…
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EA Engineering and Dance Majors Featured on Fox 29 Philly “Kelly’s Classroom”

Emmy Award winner Bob Kelly visited Esperanza Academy Charter School last Tuesday, June 6. Kelly highlighted the Esperanza Academy high school engineering and dance majors during his live Good Day Philadelphia segment “Kelly’s Classroom” on Fox 29. Esperanza Academy Charter School has been serving the young members of its community for 17 years. The school, having…
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PCPCS Highlights Esperanza Chess Team

The Esperanza Academy Charter School chess team was highlighted on the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools (PCPCS) newsletter for their stellar reputation and latest participation at Haverford College Chess Tournament. The Esperanza Chess Team was recently ranked second best in Philadelphia after battling out Masterman at the Philadelphia Scholastic Chess Finals on March 3. See Esperanza…
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New York Times Features Esperanza’s Immigration Legal Services

The New York Times, Feb. 22. 2017. Immigrants Hide, Fearing Capture On “Any Corner” talks about the fear of deportation of many Latinos based on new policies that call for speedier deportations and the hiring of 10,000 ICE agents. Executive Director of Esperanza’s Immigration Legal Services (EILS), Mary Clark, spoke about the concerns she has heard from…
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EA Students Featured on Telemundo 62

Esperanza Academy Middle School students, Berlin and Manuel, were featured on Telemundo 62 last night on the 6 p.m. news regarding their passion for film and acting. For the past 6 years, the Dominican Republic natives and all time best friends, have been making YouTube videos to showcase their passion for storytelling. “Ever since I was a…
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Dario Bellot Abrazando Filadelfia

One of Esperanza board members, Dario Bellot, was featured recently in El Sol Latino News for his empowering trajectory and social change initiatives. Read more here.
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US Partnership on Mobility From Poverty

We used to have a problem in our neighborhood: The more we helped people, the farther away they moved. The challenges for the community remained unsolved. We got to a point where we thought, “Maybe we shouldn’t be helping people,” but, of course, helping people is our business. It’s what we do. Then what is…
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