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.
The nonprofit provides paid training, career support and real work to help 17- to-26-year-olds move into full-time jobs averaging $43K a year. In a bright room at Hopeworks Kensington, young adults sit at computers learning to code, build websites and prepare for careers many once thought were out of reach. Some come in unsure of […]
The Rutgers Camden Campus Center was transformed into a high-energy hub of professional development last week as Hopeworks hosted its third annual HOPE Summit. Headlined by Truist Bank, the event served as a critical bridge between young adults in the region and some of the most influential employers in the Greater Philadelphia area. The summit is a cornerstone of […]
Headlined by Truist Bank, the event removed access barriers to career readiness, connecting Camden, NJ – March 16, 2026 – On Thursday, March 12, Hopeworks, a social enterprise dedicated toempowering young adults to establish living wage careers, hosted its third annual HOPE Summit at theRutgers Camden Campus Center. Headlined by sponsor Truist Bank, the summit […]
