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 grant for medical scholarships and stipends during the training period, according to Hopeworks.
Since 1995, the foundation has supported education, health and other initiatives in South Jersey and the Philadelphia area. The foundation, which has awarded nearly $20 million over the years, announced in March that it would shut down next year.
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