Esperanza House

What Esperanza House does

Esperanza House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2016 in Auburn, Alabama by Odalys Silvera, a Cuban-born community advocate who relocated to Auburn in 2013. The organization delivers a bundled set of youth development, education, food security, and faith-based programs targeted at low-income Hispanic families and their children in Lee County, Alabama (Auburn-Opelika area), serving 85 families encompassing 278 children originating from Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela, and other countries.

Program operations include an after-school tutoring program running Monday-Thursday from 4:45pm to 6:00pm that serves 278 students, a monthly food distribution serving 85 Hispanic families, a Pre-K Program launched in 2024, youth camps, Bible studies and devotionals, and a Building Futures Child Sponsorship program. A monthly Mobile Wellness Clinic, held the second Friday of each month from 9:00am to 12:00pm, is operated in partnership with Auburn University Nursing Faculty and East Alabama Health. Services are delivered through community-based channels with no proprietary technology stack beyond standard nonprofit tooling (Squarespace website, Mailchimp newsletters).

The business model is donation-driven, structured around one-time gifts, recurring monthly contributions, and child sponsorships tiered at $45, $90, and $135 per month, with all gifts tax-deductible under 501(c)(3) status. Esperanza House is headquartered at 1908A Opelika Road in Auburn, Alabama, operates with approximately 10 employees, and relies on word-of-mouth referrals, church networks, Instagram (@esperanzahouse_), monthly email newsletters, and community events for outreach. The organization is governed by a board led by founder-Odalys Silvera (President) with Melissa Manifold as Co-President, and is supported by an advisory board.

Name

Esperanza House

Legal name

Esperanza House

Website

https://esperanzahouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Esperanza House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2016 in Auburn, Alabama, delivering after-school tutoring, Pre-K, food distribution, youth camps, and child sponsorship to low-income Hispanic families across 85 households and 278 children in Lee County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL), Cultural, Multilingual & Immigrant Family Engagement Programs (EDACALAL), Family Engagement & Home–School Partnership Programs (EDACALAB)

Keywords

• Faith-based nonprofit
• Child sponsorship program
• After-school tutoring
• Food assistance services
• Hispanic community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Auburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Esperanza House relies largely on individual donors in the local community. Donations are tax-deductible as the organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. One-time and recurring donation options are available on their website.
2. Child Sponsorship Program: Monthly recurring donations from sponsors ($45/month per child). Sponsors are matched with specific children in the program. Donations are pooled for maximum effectiveness and used to fund programs supporting the child, their community, and other children in need. Sponsorship continues until the child reaches age 18.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Esperanza House is a 501(c)(3) faith-based nonprofit that delivers youth development, education, food assistance, and faith programs to low-income Hispanic families and their children in the Auburn-Opelika area of Lee County, Alabama. Its core offerings include after-school tutoring (serving 278 students), monthly food distribution (serving 85 families), a Pre-K early childhood education program, youth camps, Bible studies, and the Building Futures Child Sponsorship program (recurring $45/month per child donations).

Product overview

Esperanza House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates as a unified set of community programs focused on youth development, childcare, education, and advocacy for Hispanic families in Lee County, Alabama. The organization offers five interconnected core programs: After-school Tutoring (serving 278 students), the Pre-K Program (launched 2024), Food Distribution (serving 85 families monthly), Youth Camps, and the Building Futures Child Sponsorship program. All programs work together to provide educational, healthcare, and daily living support that leads to the success and overall development of Hispanic families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Building Futures: Child sponsorship program where donors contribute monthly to support Hispanic children with school supplies, food assistance, educational support, and other essential needs.

Products and services

• After-school Tutoring Academic support program for Hispanic children creating a safe, inclusive learning environment. Serves 278 students in the Auburn and Opelika area, operating 4:45pm-6:00pm Monday-Thursday, bridging education gaps and supporting academic and personal development.
• Pre-K Program Early childhood education program launched in 2024, dedicated to giving young learners a strong foundation for school success. Helps children build essential social and emotional skills while learning foundational concepts in numbers, letters, shapes, art, and science.
• Food Distribution Monthly food assistance program serving 85 Hispanic families and their children. Provides fresh produce, meat, baked goods, and beverages to families experiencing food insecurity in the Auburn-Opelika community.
• Youth Camps Program supporting children in participating in youth ministry camps, Auburn University educational programs, and swimming lessons. Supports child development and enables building meaningful peer relationships.
• Building Futures Child Sponsorship Monthly child sponsorship program at $45/month per child (with $90 and $135 tiers available). Sponsors are matched with a specific child and provided school supplies, food assistance, educational support, and faith introduction. Sponsors can communicate with the child via email up to 2-4 times per year and schedule in-person visits twice per year.
• Bible Studies and Devotions Faith-based programming providing Bible studies and devotional programs for children and families as part of the organization's mission to share the love of Jesus Christ.
• Mobile Wellness Clinic Monthly mobile clinic held on the second Friday of each month from 9AM-12PM, providing healthcare access to Hispanic families and children through community partnerships with Auburn University Nursing Faculty and East Alabama Health.

Quantifiable outcome

• 278 children served across 85 families
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Auburn University Nursing FacultycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2023Auburn nursing faculty collaborate with Esperanza House to address healthcare needs of Alabama's most vulnerable populations. This partnership enables the mobile wellness clinic that provides healthcare access to Hispanic families and children in the community.
• East Alabama HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEast Alabama Health partnered with Esperanza House through the mobile wellness clinic program. A success story documents how the mobile wellness clinic helped save a patient, demonstrating the partnership's impact on community health outcomes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Children's Hunger Fund: Faith-based nonprofit delivering food assistance and child development resources to under-resourced children and families — comparable food-plus-children service model and donor-driven funding approach.
• Samaritan's Purse: Faith-based nonprofit delivering child-focused programs including education support, food assistance, and medical care to vulnerable children — a strong functional match for Esperanza House's holistic, faith-driven approach.
• Food for the Poor: Christian charity providing food, education, and family support to impoverished children and families in Latin America and the Caribbean — highly aligned mission and beneficiary profile with Esperanza House's Hispanic community focus.
• World Vision: Christian humanitarian organization running one of the world's largest child sponsorship programs combined with education, food security, and community development — directly comparable to Esperanza House's integrated service model.
• Convoy of Hope: Faith-based nonprofit providing food distribution, children's feeding, and community outreach to vulnerable families — strong overlap with Esperanza House's food distribution and child sponsorship programs.
• Compassion International: Faith-based child sponsorship nonprofit operating a $45/month model very similar to Esperanza House's Building Futures program. Both pool sponsorship funds to deliver education, food, and holistic child development in underserved communities.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National faith-based social services network serving low-income, immigrant, and Hispanic families with food, education, and family support — closely aligned with Esperanza House's beneficiary profile though operating at much greater scale.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development nonprofit delivering after-school programming, tutoring, and educational support to underserved youth. Operates at far greater scale but addresses the same after-school academic support need.
• Hispanic Federation: National Latino nonprofit advocacy and service organization supporting Hispanic families through education, health, and economic empowerment programs — serves the same demographic constituency as Esperanza House at regional scale.
• Volunteers of America: National faith-affiliated nonprofit providing social services including food assistance, early childhood education, and youth programs to low-income families — comparable integrated service mix and beneficiary base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/esperanzahouse_/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/esperanza-house

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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