In May 2024, the town of Hartford, Vermont, set out to complete its lead service lines (LSL) inventory to comply with the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). Hartford, like many rural towns, faces the dual challenge of aging infrastructure and limited local resources, making the completion of LSL inventories particularly challenging.
Achieving that milestone took more than just technical expertise—it required innovation, teamwork, and a powerful partnership with EPIC’s Funding Navigator and Hopeworks, a nonprofit organization that trains and empowers young professionals. Hopeworks helped tackle one of the most time-consuming parts of the process: transcribing decades-old, handwritten utility records.
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How do you build a future rooted in purpose and possibility? For Luis Olivieri, Director of GIS at Hopeworks, it begins by creating real opportunities and watching young adults rise to meet them. In Part 3 of our "25 Years, 3 Voices, 1 Mission" series, Luis reflects on how hands-on GIS work has not only transformed the futures […]
This month, we had not one but two amazing volunteer engagements with longtime partners Citizens Bank and TD Bank, and they did not disappoint! These organizations continue to show up in powerful ways to support our young professionals. At Citizens Bank, our young professionals got the inside scoop, teller tips, interview prep, and money knowledge straight from […]
July was a big month for Hopeworks, and we brought our mission coast to coast! In Denver, our very own Paishants DePalma and Pecola King joined the HFMA Annual Conference to dive into the latest trends in healthcare finance. From strategy to innovation, they connected with changemakers shaping the future of healthcare and brought back ideas to strengthen our […]
