Congratulations 2017 Hope Seniors! Senior Graduation at Hope CommUnity Center is a beautiful, sacred tradition. This year, we honored the service and legacy of fifteen Hope Seniors. Some of these students first came through HCC's doors as an infant and some just a year ago. This year's graduation was held at HCC's North campus. The [...]
For the Spring 2017 Newsletter, Hope springs into action! Springtime began at Hope with a donor luncheon that featured diverse stories and ideas. Kermes Spring Festival followed shortly after. Spoiler alert about the Kermes story: Sister Ann is amazing and hilarious! We feature advocacy efforts here at Hope and take you into a four day college [...]
HCC was proud to join farmworkers, immigrants, and the Central Florida community in solidarity and unity in the March for Immigrant's Rights.
We say goodbye to winter on March 20 and hello to perfect weather and fun outdoors for a new spring season. Kermes, HCC's springtime community festival, was held on Saturday at the Hawthorne campus. The smell of food sizzling on the grill, the sounds of kids playing and laughing, the music adding energy and fun, and [...]
This past weekend, Hope CommUnity Center hosted its Immigration Fair to address recent concerns from the community about new immigration policies and to give support, guidance, and resources. Lawyers were present to answer questions from the community about immigrant rights, creating a dignity plan, deportation, the benefits of having DACA, and citizenship. Because there is [...]
The former Apopka Family Learning Center was once a hub for after-school tutoring. Located in South Apopka, it is a large, beautiful building with six acres of land and plenty of parking space. To Hope CommUnity Center Founder Sister Ann Kendrick, bringing life back to this once vibrant property was a calling. In February of [...]
No Valentine's Day is sweeter than one following HCC's Hearts for Hope Luncheon! On the eve of Valentine's Day, over 340 guests attended the annual fundraising luncheon held at St. Mary Magdalen Church. The money raised supports HCC's scholarship program and services offered at Hope. Guests were treated to powerful personal testimonies from community member Irma Bazan, staff [...]
To kick off 2017, Hope CommUnity Center reflects on the 1980's with a bold and refreshing redesign of the quarterly newsletter. Three major events shaped Apopka in that decade and continues to impact the people who come in and out of HCC's doors every day. Learn more about those events on our beautifully redesigned front cover, read the answers founder [...]
For this year's MLK Day Parade in Apopka, Florida, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was portrayed by Anthony King (no relation), a second year member of Notre Dame Mission Volunteers AmeriCorps (NDMVA). The NDMVA members planned a theme and designed a float to represent the Apopka service site and hoped to not just impress the [...]
Every year, Hope CommUnity Center hosts its Toy Sale to bring Christmas cheer to children around Apopka and Central Florida. New, unwrapped toys are donated to HCC and sold at discounted prices to parents. By selling toys, instead of giving toys out for free, parents can choose what toys to give their kids, feel dignified [...]
