New Jersey American Water (NJAW) has partnered with Hopeworks’ to bring GIS intern Leaundra McCullough to American Water for a full-time project at their Voorhees headquarters! Lily has been a key member of the GIS team at Hopeworks, and we will miss her, but mostly we are excited to see her take one big step toward reaching her dreams.
NJAW has been a highly-valued customer of Hopeworks for sometime now, and we are so excited to build and continue that partnership. We take a lot of pride in our interns at Hopeworks; we love to hear positive feedback about our businesses, but one of the most rewarding results is when customers want to hire our youth because they are such good employees and consistently produce high quality work. Partnerships like these are so valuable, both for the company and for our youth! Lily is very excited to be a part of NJAW, and we are grateful to be able to continue our business partnership with the company.
In this series, Michelle Cheang, director of Catalyze, sat down with alumni and current participants of Catalyze-supported career-connected learning programs. Through in-depth conversations, Michelle and the learners discuss their experiences, growth and career goals. In the following videos, we'll hear directly from EJ Garcia, a learner at Hopeworks, about how he has developed his career […]
This episode of The Water Online Show focuses on the water industry's workforce shortage. Hopeworks, a training organization, is addressing this challenge by partnering with utilities like American Water. Hopeworks identifies employer needs, trains young professionals, and places them in well-suited roles. This innovative approach is helping to bridge the skills gap and ensure a […]
Grace Manning leads a program helping land young professionals work at companies like Subaru. Grace Manning is director of employer and alumni relations at Hopeworks, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia and South New Jersey, offering workforce development programs to young adults. Through training programs, paid internships, and placement services with local employers, Hopeworks helps young, diverse […]
