Stories From Esperanza
National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Celebrating 75 Years of “Increased Access and Opportunity”
October 2020 marks the 75th year of the observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and also the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This momentous ruling has provided adults with disabilities with an increase in...
Celebrating our QIDPs for National QIDP Week!
October 11-17 is National Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP) Week, and at Esperanza, we are thrilled to honor their commitment to providing outstanding services to our clients! Esperanza’s QIDPs work in our Client and Family Support Program...
West Elm Features Esperanza Artist, Charlie Davis!
We are proud to announce that Charlie Davis, Esperanza’s very own artist, will be featured by West Elm, in their new ArtLifting collection! Charlie, who creates vibrant artwork with bold colors, painted one piece for this collection, “Untitled” which is sold on West...
We are Esperanza Strong!
The start of the year is up and running and it’s been a busy beginning for Coleridge Adult Day Program and Esperanza School. And though there are many changes and preventative measures in place, we are thrilled to see our participants and students — in person and...
Three Ways to Take The 2020 Census!
The census impacts our day-to-day lives in tremendous ways. It determines how much federal funding we have to fix our roads, feed our community, and teach our children. Missing just one child means we miss out on funds for their education for the next 10 years. The...
Governor JB Pritzker and DHS Visit Esperanza in Celebration of National DSP Week!
To celebrate National Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Appreciation Week, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Division of Developmental Disabilities Director, Allison Stark, and Assistant Secretary Dulce Quintero from The Department of Human Services (DHS) visited...