Cultural Madness!

Esperanza del Barrio, in conjunction with the Department of Cultural Affairs has organized Cultural Madness, a special event for and to celebrate the culture of Mexican and Latino Youth.  The event will take place on Sunday, June 29th from 3-6pm at Carlos Rios Residence at 335 105th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue.  Click here for more information (Microsoft Publisher required)

Engendering the Future: Esperanza del Barrio's 5th Anniversary Donation Campaign

In our first five years, Esperanza has done much to help our street vendors achieve economic justice, but we still have far to go! Learn about our new campaign for economic justice.

Exciting News!

Esperanza del Barrio meets with the Mexican First Lady, Margarita Zavala

The Executive Directors and members of the Board of Directors met with the First Lady of Mexico, Margarita Zavala.  Click here to read an article from the Mexican Government´s website about the meeting (in Spanish).

Coming soon!

Our Winter 2008 Newsletter will soon be completed and ready for viewing!  Check back soon to read about the exciting work happening at

Esperanza del Barrio.

Also look for new pages featuring photos from recent events coming soon!

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!

Esperanza del Barrio is looking for volunteers to assist in the following areas:

If your are interested in volunteering, download a volunteer application form here and e-mail your form to info@esperanzadelbarrio.org

For more information about volunteering, call our office at 212-289-9025 or come by, we're located at 2290 2nd Avenue between 117th and 118th streets.  The closet subway is the 6 at 116th street between Lexington and 3rd Avenue.