Notre Dame AmeriCorps Member Creates Change in Apopka Every year the Apopka Notre Dame AmeriCorps team serves Central Florida in education and justice efforts. Second-year AmeriCorps member Monica Camarena led two girls' groups at Piedmont Lakes Middle School, a project funded by a grant from the Venture Philanthropy Fund at the Central Florida Foundation. As [...]
Position Statement on BLACK LIVES MATTER and the organizational commitment of HCC to do the anti-racism work our reality and our faith demand. Hope CommUnity Center shares the mission of Black Lives Matter which states, “Black Lives Matter is working for a world where black lives are no longer systematically and intentionally targeted for [...]
HCC is SO lucky to have amazing volunteers who donate tireless hours to the community. Three of these volunteers were nominated for awards at the Community Volunteer Excellence Awards hosted by Heart of Florida United Way for Outstanding Individual Volunteer, Outstanding Professional Volunteer, and Outstanding Youth Volunteer. Congratulations Karla Reyes and Margaret Curran for your [...]
Meet Gina! Gina Castaño is not only HCC's new Director of Donor Relations and an experienced fundraiser, she also loves children and teaching Zumba! During the first week of Kids Camp Gina spent an entire hour dancing with kids and instructing them on Zumba! What a blast! Gina was born in Cali, Colombia but immigrated [...]
Hope CommUnity Center Celebrates the Addition of a Second Campus with a Soft Opening On Saturday, June 25, Hope CommUnity Center opened the doors to its new campus, HCC on Hawthorne. Over 100 guests attended the soft opening, Hope Rising, and were invited to meet new people and share their ideas about what they can [...]
Today, a decision was made by the U.S. Supreme Court about DAPA and the expansion of DACA. The decision was a tie (4-4) and it leaves our immigrant families in great sorrow because they will still live in fear of deportation. DAPA and DACA expansion remains blocked and will be sent back to the U.S. [...]
Check out our 2016 Summer Newsletter! Meet the amazing volunteers that help put Hope on Hawthorne together! Learn more about our new staff member's social activist past. Help us with some needs for Hope's new campus! Enjoy! Do you want future newsletters sent to your inbox? Please email [email protected] with the subject: "Newsletter Email List." To [...]
This Week, the Supreme Court of the United States began hearing oral arguments on the constitutionality of DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Legal Permanent Residents) and the expansion of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Both programs are designed to prevent the separation of families with mixed-immigration status. DACA+ also seeks to [...]
This is National Migration Week 2015, as declared by the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops. The celebration of National Migration Week from January 4–10, 2015 provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the hardships faced by migrants, including children, refugees and victims of human trafficking. “There is no such thing as an illegal human being," [...]
