Join us October 28 and 29 for the Esperanza Capacity Institute, offering a variety of workshops for your business, non-profit organization, or church. Esperanza Capacity Institute is an amazing educational opportunity in which community leaders can learn from other professionals in their specialized fields. Experts offer workshops that help address organizational issues, administrative processes, finance,…

On Thursday, August, 6th, 19 North Philadelphia youth screened films ranging from autobiography and comedy to historical fiction and documentary at Esperanza Academy Charter High School as part of the Delphi Summer Teen Media Program. The Delphi Summer Teen Media Program is a six-week high school level summer program that provides unique training in the visual…

We know that learning English can be the door of opportunity many adults need in order to continue their education. That’s why Esperanza offers an English Institute to support the English learners in our community. Para información en Español click aquí!  The Esperanza English Institute teaches reading, writing, grammar, speaking, listening, and Civics. Our classes are staffed…

Esperanza College of Eastern University’s Medical Assisting associate’s degree program is one of a kind, and it’s offered in the heart of the North Philadelphia Hunting Park neighborhood. After it’s inauguration in the fall of 2013, Esperanza College is proud to announce the first cohort of students have graduated from the Medical Assisting program. Seven…

For the second year in a row, Esperanza participated in the City of Philadelphia’s Tire Round-up, collecting over 150 tires from the streets of Hunting Park.  The Tire Round-up is an annual event organized by the city’s Streets Department which invites block captains and community organizations to combat the problem of illegally dumped tires by…

Esperanza has been awarded a Neighborhood Placemaker Grant from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to improve the Veteran’s Memorial Plaza at Wyoming and Rising Sun Avenues. Come hear about the project and share your ideas to contribute to the final design for the space. The purpose of the grant is to “offer a funding opportunity for impactful…

Artístas y Músicos Latino Americanos (AMLA) is a non-profit arts and artists’ organization founded in 1982 in North Philadelphia, with a mission to promote, increase, and develop understanding of Latin American music and culture. AMLA was founded by a coalition of 125 Hispanic musicians, and was brought in as a subsidiary of Esperanza in 2006.…

Today, Esperanza’s Vice President of National Programs Rev. Dr. Emilio Marrero and Programs Director Melinda Sanchez are in Dayton, Ohio meeting with the leadership of The Academy for STEM & Sports, Joselito Garcia, Luis Cintron, and Johnny Lugo. The TASFF is a non-profit organization that seeks to provide local minority youth in Dayton, Ohio with…

Now is the time to make the decision to continue your education in order to make a better life for you and your loved ones. Generations of families have been changed because of the opportunity found at Esperanza College, and now it’s your turn. Did you know that 100% of students receive the Esperanza College…

In Hunting Park, our community members work hard to make their community a better place. One of these community members is Elsa Roig who owns a salon on North 5th Street e explains that the kind of transformation that’s happening in Hunting Park wouldn’t be possible without the partnerships formed between community organizations dedicated to…