The Hg Foundation Partners with Hopeworks to Help Young Adults Secure Long-Term Employment

$1.2M Commitment from The Hg Foundation Enables Hopeworks’ Expansion into Two New Cities 

The Hg Foundation, a grant-giving charity focused on improving tech education and skills, today announced a new $1.2 million partnership with Hopeworks, a U​.​S​.​ social enterprise that supports young adults into long-term living wage careers​. ​The partnership ​will enable Hopeworks to expand its operations to two new cities​​.​​ 

Hopeworks was founded in New Jersey in 1999 to help young adults ​overcome barriers to economic opportunity and build sustainable futures. Most p​articipants do not have college degrees, and ​99%​​​​​ ​of them are unemployed when they join​ the program​me​. Young adults coming to Hopeworks have ambition and drive, often overcoming significant, systematic barriers as they work to change their lives​. 

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