What's inside - see the table of contents and embedded newsletter below. Supplemental information and links to articles and webs sites related to the newsletter are listed below each article.
Front Page:
- Congratulations Esperanza Barillas Ward 14 Senior of the Year
- The Lofts at Lion Mills – $9 million housing project on W. 25th Street - breaks ground
For additional information and media coverage see: - Groundbreaking held for Lofts at Lion Mills on West 25th Street, Crain's Cleveland Business, by Stan Bullard, 6/30/16
- New Tax Credit Project Funded in Clark Fulton, The Lofts at Lion Mills Scheduled to Break Ground Early 2016, 6/19/15, press release and other info.
- Bonnie Walker Graduates from the Neighborhood Leadership Development Program
- Also see the list of graduates from the Neighborhood Leadership Development Program Class IX.
Page 2:
- Progress continues in improving neighborhood housing conditions
- Sisterhood Program wins top prize for Ohio Gun Violence Picture Peace Program
- Citywide Housing Survey Finds Problems Persist but Housing Market is Improving
- Cleveland Property Survey Results Released, Western Reserve Land Conservancy, 11/21/15
Page 3:
- La Placita returns to West 25th Street
- and Clark Avenue for five Saturday events
For additional info and media coverage see: - La Placita in La Villa Hispana, description and information provided by Hispanic Business Center
- La Placita offers testing ground for Hispanic entrepreneurs, by Jacqueline Bon, FreshWater, 6/11/2015
- Hispanic Business Center Hosts First La Placita Market at West 25th and Clark, by Eric Sandy, 5/11/2015
- LegalWorks to hold local expungement clinic at Family Ministry Center on Saturday July 23rd
- Eligibility Clinics for Expungement Day, Cleveland 19 News, 6/18/2016
- Earned Income Tax Credit Tax service helped return $1 million back to the community
Page 4:
- Road to Hope
- Announcement of ciCLEvia events
Supplemental article -
Blazing a Trail of Ambition
(as published in the 2016 City of Cleveland Senior Day brochure)
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| Esperanza Barillas, 2016 Ward 14 Senior of the Year |
Esperanza Barillas was born in Guatemala and came to the United States in 1968. Her ambition in life has always been to serve her loved ones and the community around her. She has dedicated her life to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild.
After arriving in Queens, New York in 1968, Esperanza dreamed of studying and working. She acquired her first job as a baby sitter and soon married. After having her two children, Esperanza put her dreams of an education aside and started a job at Bingo Capital. In 1982, Esperanza took a job transfer to Bingo Capital in Cleveland and she has been committed to the community ever since. Esperanza continued to work hard to support her two children and proudly became a US Citizen in 1996.
During the summer of 2015, Esperanza and Awilda Lugo founded The Mercedarian Plaza’s Senior Steppers to increase the health of the senior residents in Cleveland. The group not only focuses on physical health, but also focuses on helping all seniors within the community to feel included in activities while creating lasting relationships. Esperanza has always been a devoted supporter of the older adult community. She also serves as a visitor and participant at her local church, where she is the Lay Eucharistic Minister.
In her spare time, Esperanza enjoys visiting older adults at senior living facilities such as Saint Augustine Manor on Detroit Avenue and assisting neighbors with translations. She is always busy helping those around her; many would describe her as "trabajadora” which means hard worker. When asked what she loves most about her beloved Cleveland she exclaimed, “It is a calm and good place to live; I’ve been living here for over 30 years!”
Esperanza Barillas was born in Guatemala and came to the United States in 1968. Her ambition in life has always been to serve her loved ones and the community around her. She has dedicated her life to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild.
After arriving in Queens, New York in 1968, Esperanza dreamed of studying and working. She acquired her first job as a baby sitter and soon married. After having her two children, Esperanza put her dreams of an education aside and started a job at Bingo Capital. In 1982, Esperanza took a job transfer to Bingo Capital in Cleveland and she has been committed to the community ever since. Esperanza continued to work hard to support her two children and proudly became a US Citizen in 1996.
During the summer of 2015, Esperanza and Awilda Lugo founded The Mercedarian Plaza’s Senior Steppers to increase the health of the senior residents in Cleveland. The group not only focuses on physical health, but also focuses on helping all seniors within the community to feel included in activities while creating lasting relationships. Esperanza has always been a devoted supporter of the older adult community. She also serves as a visitor and participant at her local church, where she is the Lay Eucharistic Minister.
In her spare time, Esperanza enjoys visiting older adults at senior living facilities such as Saint Augustine Manor on Detroit Avenue and assisting neighbors with translations. She is always busy helping those around her; many would describe her as "trabajadora” which means hard worker. When asked what she loves most about her beloved Cleveland she exclaimed, “It is a calm and good place to live; I’ve been living here for over 30 years!”
