Meet our 2019 Scholars!
If you’re looking for inspiration during this season look no further than the 2019 Scholars. From an aspiring pilot to...
Meet Our 2018 Scholars!
If you’re looking for inspiration in what has been a difficult summer, look no further than our latest class of Esperanza scholars. From a...
Join Our #10for10 Challenge!
More need, for more students, than ever before. Here’s what we’re doing about it – and how you can...
Meet our 2017 scholars!
Meet our 2017 scholars! We are so proud and humbled to announce our 2017 scholars! Of the almost 700 applications we reviewed, our nine new...
Apply to be a mentor!
Make a Difference in the Life of an Esperanza Scholar For Best Consideration, Apply by July 30, 2017. The...
Celebrate with us!
Join us for an evening of music and celebration, as we honor Cecilia Munoz, and feature a special musical...
Around the World!
On Giving Tuesday, Esperanza hosted an Around the World wine tasting. Not only did we have an amazing time and drink...
Book Signing with Julissa Arce
On Wednesday, September 21st, Esperanza was thrilled to support Esperanza Board Member Emeritus Julissa Arce and her forthcoming book,...
Lissette Flores: Our New DO!
We’re thrilled to welcome our new Director of Operations, Lissette Flores, to the Esperanza Education Fund. Lissette has years of experience...
Aspen Ideas Festival Finalists!
We are so proud to announce that Esperanza Education Fund was a Finalist for the Aspen Ideas Award at the 2016...
Introducing our 2016 Scholars!
After reviewing 450 applications and interviewing 30 finalists, we are thrilled to introduce our twelve extraordinary 2016 Esperanza scholars....
7th Annual Gala Recap
Nearly 200 friends of Esperanza gathered on Thursday night for our annual gala and benefit concert at the Mexican Cultural...
Application Readers Needed!
WE ARE LOOKING FOR APPLICATION READERS! If you have ever attended one of our events or read about our...
We're Hiring!
Esperanza is hiring a part-time Director of Operations (DO); this position is our only paid staff member. Reporting directly...
Career Day 2016: Amazing!
Career Day is a hallmark event for Esperanza in which all first year scholars learn the professional skills needed...
Announcing Our Benefit Gala!
Announcing our 2016 benefit concert featuring honoree Kavitha Cardoza!
Bibiana to attend UMD-CP
After completing her 2 years at Prince George’s Community College, our 2013 Esperanza Scholar, Bibiana (pictured here during her...
Hamza lands internship at Facebook
Hamza, Esperanza Class of 2013, will be interning with Facebook in their Facebook University for Business Program this summer!...
Keisna admitted to Bryn Mawr
Keisna, Esperanza Class of 2014, just finished her first year at the University of the District of Columbia. Now...
Vong Attends BP Discovery Days
Vong, Esperanza Class of 2013, was selected to participate in BP’s Discovery Days program this summer. During this three-day...
Shweta Tours Supreme Court
We matched pre-law scholar Shweta, Esperanza Class of 2015, with Allon who works at the Department of Justice. Allon...
Georges Featured on NPR
Beating the Odds is a series on NPR station, WAMU 88.5, featuring local high school seniors who “seem destined...
Mentors and Mentees Meetup
Our mentorship committee hosted a barbecue at the home of volunteer Judy Payne last month for new scholars and their...
Esperanza Scholar Featured in RISERS
RISERS is a short film and portrait series which explores the cultural identify of young undocumented immigrants in Washington,...
Introducing the 2015 Esperanza Scholars!
After reviewing a record 502 applications and interviewing 29 finalists, we are thrilled to announce this year’s seven Esperanza Scholars! Thanks...
A Note of Thanks from our Scholars
As we celebrate the season and give thanks for everything we have, Esperanza asked our scholars what your support...
Esperanza Receives Two New Awards
We are thrilled to announce that Esperanza recently received two new grant awards: A two-year, $50,000 grant from the...
Introducing the 2014 Esperanza Scholars!
After reviewing over 440 applications and interviewing 27 finalists, we’re thrilled to announce this year’s ten Esperanza Scholars! Thanks...
5th Anniversary Gala: An Extraordinary Night
Esperanza leaders and scholars pose with honoree Donald Graham and Gaby Pacheco. From left to right: Esperanza co-founders Alvaro...
Five Years and Counting
2013 was an incredible year for us. During 2013, Esperanza: Awarded $90,000 in grants to ten scholars; Received a...
Introducing the 2013 Esperanza Scholars
After reviewing a record-breaking 450 applicants and interviewing just 28, we’re thrilled to announce this year’s Esperanza Scholars! Thanks to...
Announcing Esperanza's Director of Operations
Esperanza’s Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that, after four years of tremendous growth as an all-volunteer organization,...
Career Day 2013: A Resounding Success!
“I’m so glad I came!” That’s how one scholar summed up her experience at the end of Career Day,...
Our 2012 Annual Report
Dear Friends, Happy Holidays from The Esperanza Education Fund! Thanks to your support, we’ve had an amazing year. We...
Benefit Concert with Konstantin Soukhovetski and Naomi Chung
We are pleased to report that our fourth annual winter gala was an explosive success. Held at the Carnegie...
Introducing the 2012 Esperanza Scholars!
After reviewing more than 250 applications and interviewing 25 finalists, we’re thrilled to announce this year’s ten Esperanza Scholars....
2012 Career Day
On Saturday, March 17th 2012 we held our third annual Career Day. Scholars from all three classes of recipients...
Our 2011 Annual Report
Dear Friends, Happy Holidays from The Esperanza Education Fund! Thanks to your support, we’ve had an amazing year. We...
Benefit Concert: Sophie Shao and Delna Dastur
On the evening of Thursday, December 8, a capacity audience of Esperanza supporters, scholars and guests filled the ballroom...
Introducing the 2011 Esperanza Scholars!
After reviewing more than 350 applications and interviewing 35 candidates, we’re thrilled to announce this year’s thirteen Esperanza Scholars. ...
Our 2010 Annual Report
Dear Friends, Happy New Year from the Esperanza Education Fund! Thanks to your generous support, we’ve had an amazing...
Benefit Concert: Grisha Groyachev and Teresa Oaxaca
Yesterday, flamenco guitarist Grigory “Grisha” Goryachev and classical oil prodigy Teresa Oaxaca stunned a sold-out audience of Esperanza’s supporters...
Hispanic Bar Recognizes Esperanza with Service Award
We are thrilled to announce that the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia has named Esperanza a 2010...
Second Annual Community Picnic
We just got back from our Second Annual Community Picnic at Fort Hunt Park in Arlington. It was so...
Esperanza Scholar on NPR!
Last night, local NPR affiliate WAMU featured a brief profile of Josue Rosales, our Natalia Aragon Scholar and one...
Dinner at the Peruvian Embassy
Last night Cecilia Valdivieso and the Valdivieso family hosted a private dinner for our supporters at the residence of...
Introducing the 2010 Esperanza Scholars!
We are thrilled to announce our new class of Esperanza Scholars. Selected from several hundred applications and 25...
Career Day for Esperanza Scholars
On Saturday, March 13, the inaugural class of Esperanza Scholars and their mentors met for their first intensive Career Day in...
2009: Our Inaugural Year-in-Review
Happy New Year from the Esperanza Education Fund! Thanks to your generous support, we have had an amazing first...
The Phalanx, 10 Kilometers Later
This morning, 14 brave souls came out to Haines Point to run a 10K for the Esperanza Education Fund....
Esperanza in the News
Pick up your free local copy of Washington Hispanic this week for an excellent profile of the Esperanza Fund! ...
First Annual Community Picnic
This Saturday, Esperanza members, supporters and our brand new inaugural class of Esperanza Scholars gathered to barbecue, frisbee, and...
$50,000 and Six Esperanza Scholars
After reviewing 250 applications and interviewing 30 finalists, the Esperanza Education Fund’s Scholarship Committee has selected our inaugural class...
Our Launch Party & Concert
On March 20, we launched our organization at Atlantic Video television studios in the District of Columbia–host to ABC, HBO, Bloomberg,...