Hopeworks has partnered with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to launch a new website — Healthy Outcomes — to help young adults find relevant mental health resources. This project, spurred by a $20,000 grant from Horizon’s philanthropic arm, was inspired by the isolation, anxiety and the many other mental health concerns and needs among youth brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and other current events in the U.S. over the past few years.
The recently launched Healthy Outcomes website — built by the Hopeworks web team — was designed to meet the mental health needs of young adults by offering relevant statewide resources from the Chaffee Workgroup, the office of first lady Tammy Murphy, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and state directories. Leveraging these sources and the incredible expertise of the Horizon Behavioral Health Team as advisers, Hopeworks created a hub that meets the critical mental health needs of young adults.
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CAMDEN – Hopeworks, the Camden-based nonprofit that offers a variety of training programs that prepare young people to earn a livable wage in the workforce, has received a $660,000 grant to support students with scholarships as they learn to be EMTs and medical assistants. The Haines Family Foundation of Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County, awarded the […]
For a quarter century, the organization — which has offices in Camden and Kensington — has helped students realize big aspirations. Today, it offers computer training with trauma-informed care. How can someone even dare to hope? Where is hope when home is friends’ couches, a different one every week, when depression hangs like a heavy […]
November has been a month of transformation, growth, and gratitude at Hopeworks! We’ve celebrated the placement of numerous young adults in impactful roles across various industries, including positions at Holman, Wawa, the City of Philadelphia, and beyond. This month also marked two graduation ceremonies for our Medical Assistant and Infrastructure programs, a record-breaking turnout for […]
