Esperanza Inc., a nonprofit that has worked to help Cleveland’s Hispanic community, will award more than $100,000 in college scholarships to 100 local Hispanic students at its annual Fiesta of Hope Celebration on Friday.
A photo of the winners from the 2019 Fiesta of Hope CelebrationCLEVELAND, Ohio-- Esperanza Inc., a nonprofit that has worked to help Cleveland’s Hispanic community, will award more than $100,000 in college scholarships to 100 students at its annual Fiesta of Hope Celebration on Friday., which means hope in Spanish, has supported students and families in Northeast Ohio. The organization has given more than $2 million in scholarships.
The Fiesta of Hope Celebration has been a major event for years. This year’s event will be in person, as opposed to the virtual showcases of the past two years because of the pandemic. Pena moved from the Dominican Republic to Cleveland at 13 to live with her older brother for better opportunities. She struggled, however, with English.
“I had no idea what I was doing,” Pena said. “I needed help with my classes and meeting new people. When I found out about Esperanza and its youth leadership program, that’s when I started creating relationships, and they helped me through the education process.”Even when she was feeling lonely and anxious because of the coronavirus, Pena said it was Esperanza who offered her support and resources to deal with what she was going through.
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