Hopeworks: A Community-based Roadmap to a Long-term Living Wage

Today, young adults and students – some as early as middle school – have the opportunity to enroll and participate in an array of coding programs designed to offer an accelerated pathway to a career in tech. Amid these myriad options, one standout organization based in Camden, New Jersey, is uniquely positioned to train and hire students where they are: in their own community.

Hopeworks is a blended nonprofit organization and tech business that specializes in digital mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and web development. The organization works with hundreds of high school students in both Camden and neighboring Philadelphia through their robust skills development program.

So what is Hopeworks’ secret? 

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Big things are happening, four young adults just stepped into new roles in public health, education, youth advocacy, and healthcare! Ready to hire the next generation of changemakers? Let’s connect and bring Hopeworks talent to your team.

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Lighting Up Camden

Hopeworks partnered with the City of Camden to bring smart, sustainable streetlights to neighborhoods Partner with Hopeworks GIS and power your next project, start the conversation today at sales@hopeworks.org.

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808 Market St.,
Camden, NJ 08102
(856) 365-4673
Hopeworks is a 501(c)(3) non-for-profit organization, EIN: 31-1660671.
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