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Forrópera Experiência, Community Arts Collaboration at Its Peak – THE DANCE Journal; May. 17, 2021

June 7, 2021

Premiered via livestream on May 7th, Forrópera Experiência was created out of a partnership between the Esperanza Arts Center (EAC), located in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park neighborhood, and alumni of the Astral Artists program, a music mentoring program based out of Center City. An event that showcased community arts collaboration at its most successful, a review…

City holds vaccination clinic for deaf, hard hearing communities in Hunting Park – 6abc Action News; May. 1, 2021

May 10, 2021

The Esperanza Center in the city’s Hunting Park section focused on vaccinating those who can’t hear and Esperanza Center is also fully prepared to help those who speak all kinds of languages. Officials with FEMA say they have the capacity to vaccinate 1,000 people a day at the Esperanza Center, and they’re ready to help…

Esperanza has been a success at vaccinating Latinos, but Black Philadelphians still lag behind – The Philadelphia Inquirer; May. 10, 2021

May 10, 2021

Esperanza, run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency but supplied with vaccine by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, was established in North Philadelphia specifically to address low vaccination rates there, though vaccination rates lag citywide. Black and Latino populations have suffered a disproportionate toll throughout the pandemic. About 26% of Black Philadelphians and 27%…

Interested but skeptical, Latinos benefit the most at North Philly mass vaccination site at Esperanza – The Philadelphia Inquire; April 23. 2021

April 23, 2021

When Ángel Félix de la Cruz’s wife told him he could walk in for a COVID-19 vaccine at Esperanza, he immediately planned his trip. The 70-year-old, a refrigeration technician for a private company, woke up early to drive his pickup truck from South Kensington to Hunting Park, to avoid the lines and crowds before he…

Esperanza FEMA vaccine site is back on its feet after J&J setback – WHYY; April. 14, 2021

April 14, 2021

Vaccinations are back on track at Philadelphia’s second largest mass clinic, at Esperanza Charter School, after hundreds of appointments were rescheduled due to Tuesday’s announcement that further administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be put on hold temporarily. Danny Cortes, executive vice president and chief of staff at Esperanza, said FEMA officials operating…

New mass vaccination clinics open in Philadelphia & Delaware County – 6abc Action News; April. 11, 2021

April 11, 2021

A combined 16,000 people will be vaccinated this weekend at two new mass clinics in Philadelphia and Delaware County. One is a new FEMA site at Esperanza Community Center in Hunting Park, one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods by COVID-19. The site will give shots to about 2,000 people per day in a neighborhood with one…

North Philly mass vaccination site opens as city prepares for steep drop in J&J doses – The Philadelphia Inquirer; April. 9, 2021

April 9, 2021

The Esperanza Community Vaccination Center’s debut, though, comes as the city — along with the rest of the nation — faces next week a drastic drop in its supply of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, just before eligibility opens to all adults April 19. The vaccine maker has had to slash production due to problems…

Second FEMA clinic opening in Philadelphia to focus on Hunting Park community – KYW, News radio; April. 9, 2021

April 9, 2021

The second federally run COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Philadelphia will open to the public on Saturday. There are several white tents set up in the parking lot of the Esperanza complex at 5th Street and Hunting Park Avenue. And members of the National Guard are seen prominently at the site. “We’re the least-vaccinated community. We contract…

Second FEMA supported vaccination clinic opens Saturday 10th in North Philadelphia – FOX 29; April. 9, 2021

April 9, 2021

Philadelphia opened its second federally-supported mass vaccination clinic at the Esperanza Community Center in Feltonville on Saturday as the city looks to ramp up its effort to innoculate over 1M residents. Mayor Jim Kenney said Esperanza Community Center will help Philadelphia continue its push to deliver the coronavirus vaccine to underrepresented communities that have been…

Esperanza Community COVID-19 Vaccination Center Opens To Public On Saturday 10th – Yahoo! Finance; April. 9, 2021

April 9, 2021

The latest batch of vaccines are being given out at Esperanza on North 35th Street in Hunting Park. The goal is to increase vaccination rates in under-served communities, especially the Hispanic community. According to the CDC, Latinos are 1.3 times more likely to catch COVID-19, compared to white people. They’re also more than three times…

Forrópera Experiência, Community Arts Collaboration at Its Peak – THE DANCE Journal; May. 17, 2021

City holds vaccination clinic for deaf, hard hearing communities in Hunting Park – 6abc Action News; May. 1, 2021

Esperanza has been a success at vaccinating Latinos, but Black Philadelphians still lag behind – The Philadelphia Inquirer; May. 10, 2021

Interested but skeptical, Latinos benefit the most at North Philly mass vaccination site at Esperanza – The Philadelphia Inquire; April 23. 2021

Esperanza FEMA vaccine site is back on its feet after J&J setback – WHYY; April. 14, 2021

New mass vaccination clinics open in Philadelphia & Delaware County – 6abc Action News; April. 11, 2021

North Philly mass vaccination site opens as city prepares for steep drop in J&J doses – The Philadelphia Inquirer; April. 9, 2021

Second FEMA clinic opening in Philadelphia to focus on Hunting Park community – KYW, News radio; April. 9, 2021

Second FEMA supported vaccination clinic opens Saturday 10th in North Philadelphia – FOX 29; April. 9, 2021

Esperanza Community COVID-19 Vaccination Center Opens To Public On Saturday 10th – Yahoo! Finance; April. 9, 2021

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