In the past week, Esperanza has published a series of articles encouraging Latinos to let their voices be heard in American politics. The best way to accomplish this is to exercise your democratic right and vote in the midterm and gubernatorial elections today. Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic group in Philadelphia. There are 408,000…

God has given us an opportunity to reside in a country that allows each individual to vote. As people of faith, we should put our values at the forefront and participate this Tuesday as we choose local, state and national political leaders. They will decide the destiny of our children’s education, of our community, and…

Presently, only 69% of adult Latinos are eligible to vote because the other share of adult Latinos are not legal citizens of the United States. If every undocumented immigrant had cast a vote for President Obama in 2012, he would have won Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. That is an estimated 7.1 million potential…

In America, the church has historically been a place where congregations practice participation within a larger community. For many, it becomes a dress rehearsal for political engagement. This is because the separation between church and state does not make church-goers apolitical. In fact, those who are active participants in their churches are also typically active…

When social scientists study Latino attitudes in politics, they find that as a group we generally feel that we cannot personally create change in government. This is troubling, because when any group of people feel that they cannot affect change, they are less likely to participate at all. We as Latinos must participate in the conversation…

On Monday, October 20th, Esperanza Academy Charter High School students had the amazing opportunity to hear from the prolific Spanish journalist, Guillermo Fesser, at an event sponsored by Santander Shareholder Relations US. Fesser is most known in Spain for his innovative morning radio talk show, Gomaespuma, where he became popular for using humor to interpret the…

As an organization dedicated to strengthening Hispanic communities, we are grateful for all of our programs, departments, and nonprofit subsidiaries for working to realize our mission.  We also work with many community partners to increase our reach and create new opportunities for Latinos in North Philadelphia and beyond. Here are just a few of the…