In the academic year 2013-2014 an estimated $2.9 billion in Pell Grant money was left unclaimed simply because so many eligible students across the country didn’t fill out their FAFSA. There are several ways to get help to pay for college but many students get lost in the complication of the forms or simply don’t know…

On Wednesday, November 18th, Esperanza’s Director of National Programs & the Executive Director of the Barrio Youth Initiative, Rev. Ruben Ortiz, participated in a panel discussion on Mentoring in Philadelphia following the screening of Rise: The Promise of My Brother’s Keeper at the Ritz East in Old City, Philadelphia. Rise: The Promise of My Brother’s Keeper…

Chany Sot is the proud owner of Angela’s Boutique on Wyoming Avenue in the Feltonville neighborhood of North Philadelphia. Chany’s business was originally purchased as a dry cleaners, but she has recently decided to make the change to a wholesale and custom dress boutique in order to fill a gap in the goods and services…

Esperanza Academy seniors Ana Rivera and Zach Torre placed first in Widener University’s School of Engineering Mousetrap Competition. In the competition, students are tasked with building mousetrap-powered vehicles which can navigate a given path through meticulous planning and calculations. Ninety-one high school teams from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware with more than 400 students in total competed…

On Monday, November 9th, Esperanza’s Senior Director of Housing and Economic Development received a check for $1000 on behalf of Esperanza as a Wells Fargo Community Connections Grant. Wells Fargo’s Community Connections Giving Program is an annual program where each of its retail banking stores explores the needs of their local communities and selects a…

Mujeres de Esperanza invites you to unite with generations of women in prayer, service and advocacy. Connect with Mujeres de Esperanza through the MDE’s devotional phone application. Search ‘Mujeres de Esperanza’ in your smart phone’s application store and be among the first 500 to download the app and receive your free copy of the MDE praise…

For the second year in a row, Esperanza hosted the Mega Hispanic Job Fair, organized by La Mega 105.7 FM Spanish-language radio station, on Thursday, November 5th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Esperanza College of Eastern University in North Philadelphia’s Hunting Park Neighborhood to meet a growing need for professional level jobs in the…