Nueva Esperanza Archives

Posted June 24, 2025

Holyoke Media Presents: Interview with Bianca Jimenez, the new Executive Director of Nueva Esperanza.

We welcome Bianca Jimenez in the studio, as her first interview as Executive Director of Nueva Esperanza. Her new role began on June 1, 2025. Bianca Jimenez has a strong […]

By Iohann Vega

In Updates

Posted May 27, 2025

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of Mural of Betty Medina, created by muralist Kilia Llano, in South Holyoke.

On May 27, 2025, the Holyoke Community gathered at the corner of Clemente and Sargent Streets, in South Holyoke, next to the Carlos Vega Park, to welcome the mural art […]

By Iohann Vega

In Arts, Arts and Culture, News

Posted June 16, 2023

Holyoke Media Presents: Al Wilson, CEO and founder of Beyond Walls returning to Holyoke.

In this session, we talk to Al Wilson, founder and CEO of Beyond Walls. For the second consecutive year, Beyond Walls is in Holyoke to produce colorful, large-scale murals celebrating […]

By Iohann Vega

In Arts, Arts and Culture, News

Posted April 13, 2023

Holyoke Media Presents: Colectivo Moriviví en Holyoke. La Cultura es Poder.

This interview is in Spanish. If you are watching on YouTube, for captions in English, you can select the CC button to turn on captioning, and then in the settings […]

By Iohann Vega

In Updates

Posted November 10, 2022

Part 2 of The Nueva Esperanza’s History, as told by one of its founders, Sylvia Robello.

This is the second part of the The Nueva Esperanza’s History, as told by one of its founders, Sylvia Robello, with more details of the chronology of events, many of […]

By Iohann Vega

In History

Posted September 30, 2022

The History of Nueva Esperanza, as told by one of its founders, Sylvia Robello.

Nueva Esperanza was founded in 1982 as a result of several issues happening in the South Holyoke neighborhood, mainly related to landlord-neglected apartment buildings. Today, Nueva Esperanza [...]

By Iohann Vega

In News, Video

Posted April 15, 2022

La Ruta del Sabor

Nueva Esperanza in partnership with Enlace de Familias are hosting La Ruta del Sabor, a free weekly event for everyone to grab food, workshops, resources and prizes. Beginning on April […]