by Denise Alicea | Oct 27, 2017 | Our Impact
100 Faces of Hope/ 5 : Pride My biggest weekend of the year followed by two days of meetings and packing, then 16 hours of travel door to door. Wednesday night I found myself questioning my sanity. What was I thinking? This trip was hard 23 years ago and it certainly...
by Denise Alicea | Oct 17, 2017 | Our Impact
100 Faces of Hope/ 4 Happy Meals. October 16th is World Food Day. Did you know that during the last 19 years more than 900,000 hot lunches and small afternoon meals have been served at the Education and Hope after school program? Thank you to everyone whose generosity...
by Denise Alicea | Oct 16, 2017 | Our Impact
100 Faces of Hope/ 3 : The hope in perseverance. I’ve been sitting on some big news for a few days… Jenny Diaz passed her TOEFL test! Witnessing perseverance is not unusual at Education and Hope but Jenny’s dedication and commitment to studying for...
by Denise Alicea | Oct 8, 2017 | Our Impact
Faces of Hope / 2 Tenderness and Hope One-on-one time with storybooks and tenderness helps grow children who feel supported and loved. We have recently intensified our focus on reading comprehension by hiring an educator to work solely as a Reading Specialist. Time to...
by Denise Alicea | Oct 6, 2017 | Our Impact
Faces of Hope / 1 Resilience bound in love I noticed this photo in the corner of my desktop last night, waiting to be remembered, it seems. As I took in the image and the love that emanates from these faces, I realized I was breathing in hope. For what remains of the...
