Thanks to a $1 million gift, this Kensington nonprofit is giving more young people training and work experience in tech

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, and they feel more entitled than older generations did to a successful life and career.

But Dan Rhoton says if you believe that, you haven’t been actually spending time with young people.

“If you ever have someone who says young adults don’t want to work, have them come to Kensington,” he said. “We’ll introduce you to some folks who want to work.”

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