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…

Last week, a lucky group of high-schoolers attended the Fox Chase Cancer Center Immersion Science Program at Esperanza College for a week of fun, facts, and fruit flies! The week served as a “boot camp” to lab basics, where students conducted an experiment to see how junk food vs. healthy food effects the way fruit…

Last week, Esperanza held the 2015 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference in Washington, D.C. where hundreds of faith leaders from across the country come together to learn from one another and advocate as one body for Hispanic communities nationwide. An important aspect of this conference is honoring those in our community to have dedicated…

Last week, Esperanza held the 2015 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference in Washington, D.C. An important aspect of the Prayer Breakfast is honoring those in our communities who have dedicated themselves to a lifetime of service in ministry. The Esperanza Spirit Award has been given to pioneers in theological education, leaders in the field…

Last week, Esperanza held the 2015 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference in Washington, D.C. One of the most important and certainly the most unique aspects of the conference is the opportunity for Hispanic faith leaders to visit their elected officials to talk about the issues that are important to their communities. Nearly 400 attendees…