As we have heard first hand and, in the media, the current pause in the federal government’s disbursements from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is adversely impacting several hundreds of thousands of people in Arizona and millions across the …
On Saturday, Nov. 15, a total of 14 volunteers from Esperanza helped during a two-hour work event at the Kyrene Family Resource Center in Tempe. Tasks included stocking food shelves, sorting food donations, moving shelving, and arranging the clothes-rack area. …
Thank you to those who donated and those who served for I-HELP in August! We served 24 guests, and we enjoyed pasta and sauces — especially Jayne Peterson’s, as she shared what was her great-grandmother’s recipe, spending four hours in …
Esperanza has a partnership with Kyrene de la Esperanza Elementary School. We are currently assisting the school with several initiatives, and we have a potential new opportunity, The first-grade teachers at the school would love to have volunteers read a …
Please join us on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m. for our final Adopt-A-Street cleanup of 2025! We will park and meet at Kyrene de la Esperanza Elementary School, which is located at the intersection of South Ranch Circle and …
Esperanza Helps with Thanksgiving Dinner for Families Served by KFRC With the suspension of SNAP benefits, the Kyrene Family Resource Center (KFRC) is seeing an increased demand for food from families that are experiencing food insecurity. The KFRC is working …
The pause in the federal government’s disbursements from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has adversely affected hundreds of thousands of Arizonans and millions across the country. SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, provides monthly benefits to low-income families to …
Children of Hope Preschool is selling Butter Braids again, just in time for the holidays! Online orders will be accepted until Nov. 3, and the delicious pastries will be delivered to the church on Nov. 17. These pastries arrive frozen. …
Esperanza again will assist Sonoran Prevention Works in packing naloxone (Narcan) kits. The event will begin in the Fellowship Hall after the Oct. 5 church service and conclude at noon. Last year, we packed 999 kits; our goal this year …
The mission of Feed My Starving Children is “Feeding God’s Children in Body and Spirit.” Fifty volunteer spots have been reserved for us at FDMC for an event scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. The address …
Hope for Newborns, a group of volunteers that makes clothing items for Arizona infants in need, has been known by different names in its lengthy history at Esperanza. But its mission hasn’t changed, according to a 15-year member of the …
Dinner was served to our I-Help guests at Desert Cross Lutheran Church in south Tempe on Tuesday evening, Aug. 26. Pastor Glen Stadler opened the evening by telling our guests that God loves them — and those serving them love …