Esperanza Community Housing Corporation
Nonprofit
Esperanza Community Housing Corporation is a social justice non-profit in South Central LA that achieves long-term, comprehensive community development through affordable housing, health equity and access to care, environmental justice, local economic opportunities, arts and culture and advocacy.
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Submitted Ideas
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Idea about how to make LA a better place to live, submitted by this organization in the 2020 challenge.
Make LA the best place to LIVE
One of five LA2050 Goals
Our region’s residents have the economic means and cultural capital to lead active, healthy lives, and everyone benefits from a sustainable environment.
In 2050, Los Angeles will have the nation’s lowest obesity rates and every neighborhood will have access to healthy, affordable food. Every family will be able to afford quality health care and housing. And no families will face environmental health hazards because of where they live or how much money they make.
Esperanza’s Promotores de Salud (Community Health Promoters)
Esperanza’s Promotores de Salud (Community Health Promotors) provide life-saving culturally accessible in-home health education, primary prevention and advocacy to families in South LA. Our nationally recognized Promotora-led model increases access to health services and decreases preventable ER use for asthma patients in low-income communities of color. Through our Promotoras Leadership program, we have trained over 500 community health workers, and are providing opportunities for meaningful... Learn more