MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Integrating With
La Colectiva
As COVID restrictions lifted, we found ourselves very busy serving the community and doing outreach…
Demand for Bilingual Family Services Grows
La Esperanza’s bilingual guides have offered resource navigation and family coaching to clients since…
Supporting the Path to
Citizenship
La Esperanza has provided immigration counseling from our start, and offers Department of…
Affinity Groups Continue with Collaborations
La Colectiva affinity groups, the ESL Network and Young Immigrant Families, continued to meet in…
- Partnering with UD History Department on Indigenous and Latinx Delaware, a teacher-community fellowship program to design curriculum for K-12 schools, funded by the Library of Congress.
- Partnership with ACLU and NOW Delaware to sponsor Spanish Literacy classes for women in winter 2021-22
JANUARY
- Mural Project displayed at Georgetown Public Library, unveiled during Three Kings Event.
FEBRUARY
- La Esperanza partnered with local organizations, such as the Good Ole Boys Foundation, and first responders to help 65 victims of a Laurel apartment fire. Over two months, La Esperanza staff provided services to 10 of the 14 families who lived in the apartments. The families had a variety of needs, foremost shelter. La Esperanza assisted families with food and clothing, retrieved documents for other aid and referred several to immigration counseling.
MARCH
- La Esperanza and La Colectiva partners: Delaware Readiness Teams, Georgetown Public Library, and Read Aloud Delaware, throw a Family Birthday Party to share information about child development.
- Vaccination Day at the Cheer Center with First State Community Action Agency.
- Facebook Live Panel with USCIS on immigration rights and responsibilities and avoiding Fraud.
- Facebook Live Panel with IRS on ITIN.
APRIL
- Community Wellness Day/ El Día Del Niño in Seaford.
MAY
- Seaford Community Day with First State Community Action Agency.
- La Red Health Fair.
JUNE
- Georgetown Public Library Summer Reading Kick-Off.
- Community Clean-up Day in Georgetown.
- Laurel Library Block Party.
- Seaford Summer Reading Kick-Off.
AUGUST
- National Night Out.
- Screening for Life, a partnership to connect clients to preventive care, such as cancer and diabetes screenings and applications for medical coverage, at La Esperanza.
- Spanish-language parenting classes offered as state of Delaware-approved provider
- Outreach at DTTC with ESL programming.
- Community Conversation BBQ
- Outreach at soccer tournaments at Sand Hill.
- Outreach at churches in Georgetown and Dagsboro.
- Westside Family Healthcare partnership weekly evening mobile health unit at La Esperanza to serve migrant workers and local families.
SEPTEMBER
- Partnership with Indian River School District for Hispanic Parent Engagement project.
- Georgetown Festival Hispano.
OCTOBER
- Diversity in Latin America Book Circle with Laurel Library and Delaware Humanities.
- Bilingual musical with Delaware Shakespeare and library partners in Georgetown, Seaford and Milford.
INDIVIDUAL STORIES 
A woman needed assistance with divorce and custody from a spouse who became an addict and was incarcerated. We helped her with her petitions. Many months later, she said she would never have been able to get custody of her child without La Esperanza. She stated that she was so glad that we assisted her.
An older client with medical issues wanted to renew his health benefits. He was unable to because he lost his Social Security card and couldn’t get a new one without proof of his immigration status. We talked with him to learn his immigration history and found a solution. We filed his application in January 2022. He received his green card in July and is receiving his health benefits.
In January, a client came to the office, desperate. Her husband died in October and she had no income. She lost her Social Security benefits. Her home had no heat. We helped get her payments reinstated and referred the case to the Delaware Housing Assistance Program, which approved benefits a month later.
FUNDRAISING PROGRESS
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS!
You can help them achieve the American dream.
Your donation to La Esperanza helps us assist immigrants on their journey to achieve stability, integration and success.
or mail check to 216 N. Race St., Georgetown, DE 19947.
Because of your kindness, immigrant families will feel guided and supported as they strive to improve their lives. We thank you in advance for your gift.
For donations greater than $100, you can receive a limited edition La Esperanza t-shirt.
Adult sizes, black and gray S-M-L-XL-2XL • Adult sizes, teal S-M-L • Kid sizes, white 2-4, 6-8, 10-12, 18-20
216 N. Race St., Georgetown, DE 19947
302-854-9262
OUR MISSION
To assist Sussex County Latinos on their journey to achieve stability, integration and success.
OUR VISION
An inclusive and thriving community where hope is fulfilled.