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…

On Monday, October 20th, three English classes at Esperanza Academy will meet Spanish journalist, Guillermo Fesser, at an event sponsored by Santander Shareholder Relations US. Fesser is known in his country for his innovative morning radio talk show, Gomaespuma, where he became popular for using humor to interpret the news. His show ran for 25 years…

This October, Esperanza Cyber Charter School launches an aggressive, engagement-focused marketing initiative called The ECCS Choice aimed to target the North Philadelphia Latino/African-American Neighborhood (NPLAN). This campaign will be deployed across schools in class presentations, public presentations as well as via radio and outdoor presence in SEPTA bus lines. The Esperanza Cyber Charter School is…

On Wednesday, October 1st, Reverend Luis Cortés introduced Hernán Guaracao, owner of Al Día newspaper, as this year’s winner of the NAMIC Paragon Legacy Award. Luis was one of Al Dia’s first members of its editorial board when the paper was founded and served for over 10 years. Both Hernán and Rev Luis have been…

Thanks to TreePhilly’s new Community Yard Tree Giveaway Grants, Esperanza was able to give away 90 trees to community members this week. Through these grants, TreePhilly hopes to “empower community groups to help restore Philly’s urban forest.” Because of generous support and funding from the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Wells Fargo, TreePhilly provided community groups with 50 trees…

Susan G. Komen Philadelphia has innovated a unique, program leveraging the community, reach and educational resources of Esperanza College of Eastern University with a goal of motivating students to champion better breast health in their communities – especially among low-income Latina women – while also, while preparing the next generation of breast cancer outreach service…

This week was a busy one at Esperanza. Just yesterday we completed the Esperanza Capacity Institute, two days of intensive workshops for community leaders. There was an amazing celebration of Mujeres de Esperanza’s 10 years of prayer, service, and advocacy. Just this morning, the 2014 Orlando E. Costas Lectureship, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Carlos F.…