Mercado La Paloma is a comprehensive community development project of Esperanza Community Housing Corporation (ECHC). The development of the Mercado is an essential element of ECHC's strategy to revitalize our neighborhood, bringing together new economic, health, social, and cultural resources under one roof. The project involves the redevelopment of a vacant, deteriorated 34,000 square foot, two-story warehouse and adjacent 1/2 acre plaza and parking area into a premier neighborhood gathering place. The ground floor public marketplace provides a safe, family-oriented, community gathering place and offers a supportive venue for emerging entrepreneurs, health educators, and artists to sell or share their homemade/handmade goods and services. The second floor houses local non-profit organizations dedicated to ensuring access to health and social services for low-income families.Mercado La Paloma developed over 5 years from neighborhood residents' ideas and visions.

Please support Mercado La Paloma and participate with us to realize the full potential of this vital resource. If you are interested in making a contribution, please contact Lys Mendez at: (213) 748-7285 or email us at information@esperanzachc.org

Mercado La Paloma, a mural by Elizabeth Eve covers one side
of the Mercado building. The mural can be viewed from the Harbor Freeway.

The generous support of all of the following have brought Mercado La Paloma from a vague dream to a vibrant reality:

Individual Supporters: David Abell · Robert Bau · Lois Benes · Sidney Benson · Bruce Beresford-Redmond · Anne Berkovitz · Stephen Blaire · Naya Bloom and Drew Furedi · Lance and Vivienne Bocarsly · Judith and Gary Brady · Keith Brauneisen · Jan Breidenbach · Peter Brosius and Rosanna Staffa · Rufus Browning · Sandy Butters· Skip and Chickie Byrne · Maria Cabildo and Manuel Bernal · Michael and Anne Caputo-Pearl · Amy Carpenter Mark Casanova · Gilberto Cetina · Michael Christensen and Rebecca Laird-Christensen · Tina Christopolus · Steve Clare · Michael Cousineau · Margit Cotsen · Eugene and Maritza Cowan · Pri DeSilva · Anura and Lalith DeSilva · Wena and Dave Dows · Corine and Neftalí Durán · Rod Field · Anne Finn · Andrew Fisher · Rita Flynn · Hoanie Freckmann · Dr. and Mrs. Furstman · Anna Ganahl · Helen Gilbert · Sandra Gilman · Maurice and Glara Glasser · Joyce and Gerald Goldberg · Mia Goldman · Linda Griego · Joyce and Rodney Guinyard · Gilda Haas · Ben Halpern · Barbara and David Haner · Erik Hawkins · Steven and Elaine Hirohama · Larry Hochberg · Victoria Hunt · Andrew Hurvitz · Eugenia and William Jennett · Barbara and W. Theodore Johnson · Alan Kalman · Megan and Mitch Kossai · John Kotick and Catherine Sowder · Jack Kurihara Dennis and Rebecca Laumann · Frederica Levitt and Jeff Rosenblum · Josephine Lorenzana · Patricia and W. Michael Madden · Michele Manzella · Sam Mark · Albert and Phyllis McKinney · Jerald Medway · Blossom Norman · Toby O'Brian · Bud and Paula Ogren · Julieann Pavesi · Ann and Lucien Plauzoles · Joyce and Larry Rabellino · Gouri Radhakrishnan and Heinrich Muller · Raul Reyna · Elinor Richardson · Annalisa Robles · Joan Rosen · Jordan Rund · Bruce Saito · Barbara Sandoval · Chris Sansone · Lauren Saunders · Martha Sausser · Ethel Schatz · Miriam and Cliff Schneider · Otto Schnepp · Michelle and Colin Sebastian · Roslyn Shapiro · Rary Simmons · Lawrence and Martha Singer · David Sloane · Frances Sotcher · Christine Stoffels · Theodore and Barbara Taylor · Marcia Tucker · Carol and Roger Tompkins · Elizabeth Torres · Cecilia Vazquez · Christine Wilkas · Geri Jean Wilson · Jennifer Wolch · Lucien Wulsin · Cindy and Jerry Yoshitomi · Edward Zinse

In-Kind Contributors: Atkinson Brick · Bobrick/Renco Sales · Bristolite · Dunn Edwards · IBM Corporation/Gifts in Kind · Los Angeles Coservation Corps · Modulus Web Development · Otis Elevator Company · Reliable Automatic Sprinkler · Self Help Graphics · Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom · Trader Joe's

Funders: Ahmanson Foundation · American Technologies · ARCO Foundation · Bank of America · Bank of America Foundation · Binney, Chase & Van Horne · California Commerce Bank · California Community Foundation · California Federal Bank · California Endowment · Campaign for Human Development · Community Technology Foundation of California · Centro Latino de Educación Popular · Chase Manhattan Bank · China Trust Bank · Citibank · City National Bank · City of LA, Community Development Block Grant · Community Dynamics, LLC · Congregation of the Mission · Council District 9 Farmers' Market Grant · Cultural Affairs Department, City of LA· Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank · Disney Foundation · Doheny Foundation · Domitila de Chungara Fund · DreamWorks · Dreyfuss and Associates · Eisner Foundation · G.B. Construction · Gold Hill Orchids · Greenberg Fund · Hearst Foundation · Imperial Bank · Inclusive Homes Inc. · Jewish Community Foundation · W.M.Keck Foundation · Lenore S. & Bernard A. Greenburg Fund ·LA Alliance for a New Economy · Landlords' Property Management · Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Los Angeles Times · Manufacturers Bank · Mark Billy Architect · Mellon 1st Business Bank · Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation · Muriel F. Siebert Foundation · Northern Trust · Pacific Union Bank · Pfaffinger Foundation · Pueblo Nuevo · QueensCare · Radisson Hotel · Ralph M. Parsons Foundation · Republic Bank · Rhino Records · Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Rose Foundation for Communities · Royer Studios · Saint John's Well Child Center · Shapiro Family Fund · Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange · Southland Farmers Market Association · Southern California Gas Company · Southern California Edison · State Farm Life Insurance Company · Tokai Bank of California · Tompkins Family Trust · Union Bank of California · US Department of Agriculture · US Department of Commerce: Economic Development Administration · US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic Development Initiative · US Department of Health and Human Services: Office of Community Services · Vincentian Fathers and Brothers · Washington Mutual · Weingart Foundation · Wells Fargo Foundation · Windsor Fashions