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News & Updates
Inspired by Leonardo
By: Ricardo Sanchez Puente Earlier this month, when our small group of Culinary and Hospitality Institute students arrived in Mexico City for the tamal competition, we knew we had hard work ahead of us. With such talented fellow competitors, our hope was simple—that...
Operation Graduate Professionals Panel
As part of our Operation Graduate program, we welcomed a panel of professionals to Casa Hope to discuss how they chose their careers and share the challenges they overcame to pursue them. One of the best parts of this event was seeing Iran Armando Pool Kumul, a member...
Visiting Chefs
Omar Mendiola Flores, the executive chef of Punta Corcho restaurant, and Chef Diana Puente, of the Muelle 11 restaurant, visited Casa Hope and presented a mini masterclass on new cooking techniques to our Culinary Institute students. Chef Diana taught students how to...
Festival de Raíces y Tradiciones
This year, to celebrate Día de los Muertos, we planned and hosted a special three-day event called “Festival of Roots and Traditions.” Casa Hope was overflowing with yellow marigold petals, flickering candles, brightly colored banners, carefully crafted altars, and...
Meet Courtney, our interim director!
I’m writing with some super exciting news! On Friday, Adiel and I welcomed our baby girl, Lucia Joy, into the world! We’re getting settled at home and figuring out life as a family of four—and my maternity leave is beginning a few weeks earlier than expected! I will...
A Year in Review
At Hands Offering Hope, we’re celebrating eight years of impact in Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico—and honoring the incredible tenacity, courage, and boldness of our community throughout the past 18 months. Check out this powerful video recounting all that we have...
Announcing the Culinary and Hospitality Institute at Casa Hope
Two weeks ago, I was in Mexico visiting our team at Casa Hope. I stopped by our incredible professional-grade kitchen—a space that so many of you helped us build—and recorded a short message about an incredible new program that will launch here in July. Take a minute...