The purpose of the program is to improve self-esteem and school performance by providing families with a positive, caring environment and on-site educational and recreational activities.  All services offered through Case de la Esperanza are asset-based and aim to connect program participants with opportunities that will empower and educate them.  The coordinator offers a variety of academic classes and social opportunities in the community center.  Many partner agencies provide programs for the children and adults on site.  Casa de la Esperanza serves 36 agricultural workers and their families in Longmont.  The services based at Casa de la Esperanza community building touch the lives of the residents at the site as well as the extended community and include the Longmont Children’s Council Head Start program, I Have A Dream, a computer lab and the services of the Boulder County Housing Authority.

Goals of the program include:

• Providing secure, safe, enriching, and fun activities for the children of Casa de la Esperanza.
• Offering structured, participatory activities as an alternative to non-structured, aimless, and sometimes destructive behavior.
• Making agencies and programs in the community more accessible to the residents for eventual greater community involvement.
• Providing assistance for academic success and promoting secondary education to the limited English proficient students.

The program offers a variety of activities for adults and youth. Program offerings include citizenship, English, leadership, and computer classes, academic assistance, reading groups and more. The Resident Program Overview provides further information on this program.