Dan Rhoton, the CEO of the New Jersey-based job training nonprofit Hopeworks, firmly believes AI can help prepare underprivileged young adults to enter the workforce.
Hopeworks utilizes AI tools to upskill Camden, N.J.-area residents over 17 and connect them with local employers. Rhoton sees the technology as a way to level the playing field between Hopeworks’ participants — who disproportionately face housing, mental health and education challenges — and the rest of the workforce.
Rhoton told us that in tech fields like coding, AI-enhanced training can transform an entry-level employee into a worker who is as productive as one with 10 years of experience. Rhoton is hopeful that because of AI, more of Hopeworks’ graduates will be considered by companies that might not typically take a risk on a new hire.
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Hopeworks is a nonprofit that offers training and work experience in tech for young adults. They plan to expand their Kensington office and double the amount of training slots they currently offer. Over the past few years, a media-boosted narrative about young people has emerged — they are lazy. None of them want to work, […]
Approximately 4,000 square feet in size, the new space will help welcome a new business within Hopeworks later this year Camden, NJ, May 15, 2024 – Hopeworks – a nonprofit and social enterprise that propels young adultsages 17 to 27 into long-term, living wage careers – today announces the expansion of its Kensingtonoffices located at […]
Dan Rhoton, the CEO of the New Jersey-based job training nonprofit Hopeworks, firmly believes AI can help prepare underprivileged young adults to enter the workforce. Hopeworks utilizes AI tools to upskill Camden, N.J.-area residents over 17 and connect them with local employers. Rhoton sees the technology as a way to level the playing field between […]
