Hello, my name is Joe Owen and my story goes like this... I came stumbling into Hopeworks with hair down to my shoulders, basketball shorts on, and feeling frustrated and fed up with working manual labor jobs. I started the training in March and completed it in just two months. In my short time with the program, Hopeworks helped me grow in numerous ways.
Throughout my time at Hopeworks, I had a lot of fun with the training, business exploration trips, and motivational talks. The mock interviews helped me prepare for the real thing. The outstanding mentors guided me with making decisions and helped me take my resume to the next level. The trip to Seer Interactive was a pivotal moment which led me to land an IT job. The exceptional speakers that came in gave me hope and motivation to keep on fighting, even when the journey was hard.
Finding Hopeworks was a life-changing event for me. They helped me build up confidence and develop professional skills. Hopeworks even helped me by giving me the suit that I wore when I landed my current position as a Repair Technician at Burlington Coat Factory. It is a 3-month contract to hire at this point, but I got my foot in the door now and I feel like my life is finally on track.
How do you build a future rooted in purpose and possibility? For Luis Olivieri, Director of GIS at Hopeworks, it begins by creating real opportunities and watching young adults rise to meet them. In Part 3 of our "25 Years, 3 Voices, 1 Mission" series, Luis reflects on how hands-on GIS work has not only transformed the futures […]
This month, we had not one but two amazing volunteer engagements with longtime partners Citizens Bank and TD Bank, and they did not disappoint! These organizations continue to show up in powerful ways to support our young professionals. At Citizens Bank, our young professionals got the inside scoop, teller tips, interview prep, and money knowledge straight from […]
July was a big month for Hopeworks, and we brought our mission coast to coast! In Denver, our very own Paishants DePalma and Pecola King joined the HFMA Annual Conference to dive into the latest trends in healthcare finance. From strategy to innovation, they connected with changemakers shaping the future of healthcare and brought back ideas to strengthen our […]
