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News: March
2004 City Wide Street Light Survey Completed GIS Certification  Ed Figueroa recently received his GIS certification through the University of Montana. Along with this certification, Ed received 15 college credits. Congratulations Ed on such a great accomplishment! Camden Resource Data Available CamdenResources.org is a website that has been created to make available pertinent data about the City of Camden. All the data that is located on this site has been mapped and produced by the youth of Camden. New resource data that is now available includes:
Ethnography Conference Ed Figueroa had the opportunity to give a presentation at the University of Penn's Ethnography Conference on February 28th. Ed presented GIS and his experience of learning. Ed was well received by attendees. A similar presentation will be made at the Digital generations: Children, young people, and new media Centre for the study of Children, Youth and Media Inst. of Education to be held at the University of London in London, England in late July. Congratulations Ed! Hopeworks Welcomes New Staff Members This February Hopeworks has hired two new staff members. Kathleen Deitch is Hopeworks new Formation Director joined the team on February 16th. Eileen Cornwall is our new Web Program Director. Eileen came aboard on February 23rd. Both Eileen and Kathleen are new to the Camden area and look forward to being a part of Hopeworks. Hopeworks Holds Socials Hopeworks is having a series of get aquatinted social for those interested in knowing more about Hopeworks. Our first social was hosted by Tish & Gene Principato hosted on Sunday, March 7th.  The
social was attended by over thirty interested supporters and friends
of Hopeworks. Also in attendance were Hopeworks youth, Ed Figueroa
and Juan Ayala, who shared their experience of training at Hopeworks.
Many thanks to all who attended and to the Principato's for hosting.
Blessings to all those who care for the welfare of the youth of Camden.
Hopeworks to Offer SAFE Environment Training to Staff  Hopeworks
will be offering training to all staff members in regards to preventing
the sexual abuse of children on Monday, March 29th. The program being
used was developed by Virtus and is called Protecting God's Children.
The program will be facilitated by Kathleen Deitch, Hopeworks Formation
Director. Alumni News 
Rolando Polmales, an alumni of Hopeworks, has made the presidents list at Camden County Community College for the Fall 2003 Semester. Our congratulations and wishes for continued success go out to Rolando! Hopeworks Fix Up Help  Thanks
to the folks at Urban Promise
for the great crew of volunteers who have been helping to fix up Hopeworks.
We are hoping to get some fresh paint up on the walls, fix some lights
and do some other odds and ends. Especially thanks to Virginia Commonwealth
University for your help! |
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This
survey was made possible by a grant from the Crime Prevention Program
of the Police Department of Camden. Hopeworks presented its results
to CPP including a listing of all lights that were broken. Maps
of this survey can be found by clicking here.
The
Hopeworks Staff attended BEST
Training held on Feb. 25-27 at the United Way in Philadelphia.
The training was presented
by 
Hopeworks 'N Camden 543 State St. Camden, NJ 08102 Phone: 856-365-HOPE Fax: 856-365-8734
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