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New Citizens from EILS led the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

Recently naturalized clients from Esperanza Immigration Legal Services (EILS) led the “Pledge of Allegiance” before the official Democratic National Convention proceedings including Hillary Clinton’s prime-time nominee acceptance speech on Thursday, July 28th. The two EILS clients who recited the “Pledge of Allegiance” are Smith Chafil Alvarez Hernandez and Chafil Smith Alvarez Hernandez, twin brothers originally from the…
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New North Philly Integrated PA CareerLink Center Open at Esperanza

Rev. Luis Cortes, Jr. joined Philadelphia Works as well as elected officials, representatives from the PA Department of Labor & Industry and Department of Human Services to celebrate the opening of the new integrated PA CareerLink® Center located at 4261 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140.  This new center in North Philadelphia is third of…
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Esperanza Academy Girls Check Mate the Competition

On June 7th, the Esperanza Chess Team brought eight girls from the middle school to complete in ASAP’s Philly Girls Play Chess Tournament at Drexel University. For all but two of the students, it was their first ever tournament. Daiana Espindola (7th grade) and Chasity Lugo (6th grade) represented the school’s experienced players in the k-8 rated…
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Donate to What Matters to You

On May 3, 2016, Philadelphians are joining communities across the United States for a national day of local giving- Give Local America. Give Local Greater Philly is a 24-hour crowdfunding on-line event designed to empower every Philadelphian to donate to their local nonprofit organizations that are tackling today’s most critical issues. At Esperanza, we provide a variety of resources and services…
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Sign Up for the Immersion Science Experience at Esperanza College!

Check out the flyer here! Using hands-on, immersion techniques that model real laboratory practices,Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Immersion Science program plans to share ways to bring inquiry-based lessons from the lab-bench to the classroom. Did you know that the genes of the fruit fly are SAME as genes in you and me? By doing simple,…
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Esperanza Hosts Early Childhood Education Roundtable with the Mayor’s Office of Education

Over the last two months, Mayor Kenney and staff from the Office of Education have engaged with pre-K teachers, parents, center owners and directors from 109 early childhood education providers across Philadelphia. To date, the pre-K provider community have convened at seven roundtable discussions to hear the Mayor’s vision for increasing up to 10,000 quality, publicly-funded…
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Telemundo: 200 Residents Show Up to EILS Citizenship Day Info Session

On Monday, March 28th, Esperanza Immigration Legal Services hosted a Citizenship Day information session to educate the community about eligibility requirements to apply for United States citizenship. After being screened with a trained volunteer, eligible lawful permanent residents were scheduled for a free appointment on National Citizenship Day, which will be held in Philadelphia at the Community…
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SEPTA Bus Service Along the Hunting Park Corridor to Benefit Community

Thanks to a successful campaign headed by Esperanza’s Housing and Economic Development department and the support of its Hunting Park Community Collaborative partners, SEPTA began providing bus service along the Hunting Park Avenue corridor on February 21, 2016. This extension of Route 53 will greatly benefit Esperanza’s constituency including students, clients, and business owners. A…
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