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Second FEMA vaccination site to open in North Philly – The Philadelphia Inquirer; April. 5, 2021

April 5, 2021

A second vaccination site run by the federal government will open in North Philadelphia next week, city officials announced Monday. The clinic, at Esperanza Inc., a nonprofit that serves Philadelphia’s Hispanic community, will deliver 1,500 to 2,500 vaccinations per day. Officials said an exact opening date has not been determined, and they have not yet…

2nd Federally Supported COVID-19 Vaccine Site Coming To Philadelphia Next Week – CBS Philly; March. 30, 2021

March 30, 2021

A second federally-supported COVID-19 vaccination site is coming to Philadelphia. It will be located at Esperanza Academy Charter High School in the city’s Franklinville neighborhood.

Second federally supported mass vaccination site to open in Philadelphia – FOX 29; March. 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

A second federally supported mass vaccination site is set to open in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park neighborhood in early April. The clinic will be located at the non-profit Esperanza, Inc. at 4261 N. 5th Street and will be equipped to deliver 1500–2,500 vaccinations per day.

FEMA to open second COVID-19 vaccine site in Philadelphia – Philly Voice; March. 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

Philadelphia will get another federally-supported COVID-19 vaccine clinic next month at North Philadelphia’s Esperanza main building. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will open the site late next week or early the following week, Philadelphia officials said. It will be equipped to administer between 1,500 to 2,000 shots each day.

Second FEMA vaccine site to open in North Philly – Metro; March. 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

A second federally-backed coronavirus vaccination site will be opening at Esperanza Academy Charter High School in North Philadelphia, city leaders said Monday. Esperanza Academy Charter High School, on Hunting Park Avenue near 3rd Street, was selected because it is located in an area that has among the lowest rates of vaccination in Philadelphia, the city…

Enfoque: regreso a clases seguro -Telemundo 62; Feb. 21, 2021

March 24, 2021

Gladys Ramírez-Wrease, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Success at Esperanza College of Eastern University, talks about the safe return to classes that includes services for the students, the transition of study from in person to virtual, financial struggles and mental health challenges of students during the pandemic and her guidance that we need to…

A mass vaccination site could be on its way to North Philadelphia – Al Día News; March. 19, 2021

March 19, 2021

A new mass vaccination site in North Philadelphia might be opening next month, according to a new report from WHYY. If approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the site located on the Hunting Park campus of community hub Esperanza would be another positive step toward ensuring that the city’s Latinx community does not fall…

New FEMA vaccine clinic could open in North Philly’s Latino hub – WHYY; March. 18, 2021

March 18, 2021

A new FEMA mass vaccination site could be coming to North Philadelphia in the heart of one of the city’s Latino strongholds, local and federal officials confirmed to WHYY News and Billy Penn. According to community leaders, the vaccine clinic would take up a 400,000-square-foot facility on the sprawling campus of social services group Esperanza…

Calls for New Vaccine Site as Under 6% of Doses Go to Hispanic Philadelphians – NBC Philadelphia; March. 12, 2021

March 12, 2021

Hispanic and Latino people make up 15% of Philadelphia’s population, according to a Census factsheet. According to city data on the coronavirus vaccine, between 5 and 6% of the Philadelphians who received a shot are Hispanic. “We talk about racial equity, the city consistently says we are committed to racial equity, but we still haven’t learned how to do…

PREACH ON: THE (PHILADELPHIA) GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE REV. LUIS CORTÉS JR. – Philadelphia weekly; March. 3, 2021

March 3, 2021

Whether viewed through the lens of December 2020’s Philadelphia Award (its sole Hispanic recipient), his national profile (serving in immigrant advisory capacities to the George W. Bush and Barack Obama White Houses)…or his creation of an Hispanic ecosystem of university and high school classes, and an initiative mixing economic and workforce development, neighborhood revitalization and…

Second FEMA vaccination site to open in North Philly – The Philadelphia Inquirer; April. 5, 2021

2nd Federally Supported COVID-19 Vaccine Site Coming To Philadelphia Next Week – CBS Philly; March. 30, 2021

Second federally supported mass vaccination site to open in Philadelphia – FOX 29; March. 29, 2021

FEMA to open second COVID-19 vaccine site in Philadelphia – Philly Voice; March. 29, 2021

Second FEMA vaccine site to open in North Philly – Metro; March. 29, 2021

Enfoque: regreso a clases seguro -Telemundo 62; Feb. 21, 2021

A mass vaccination site could be on its way to North Philadelphia – Al Día News; March. 19, 2021

New FEMA vaccine clinic could open in North Philly’s Latino hub – WHYY; March. 18, 2021

Calls for New Vaccine Site as Under 6% of Doses Go to Hispanic Philadelphians – NBC Philadelphia; March. 12, 2021

PREACH ON: THE (PHILADELPHIA) GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE REV. LUIS CORTÉS JR. – Philadelphia weekly; March. 3, 2021

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