$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 participants do not have college degrees, and 99% of them are unemployed when they join the programme. 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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