Hopeworks was recently awarded a 2023 American Water Charitable Foundation Workforce Readiness Grant that will be used to support its workforce development program that connects young adults to education, experience and a transformative career.
Both Camden-based businesses have been partners for several years to provide real work experience to a group of young adults with state-of-the-art Geographic Information System and Global Positioning Satellite technology. The highly successful partnership is a model for creating a pipeline between workforce development and employment and has resulted in multiple Hopeworks youth securing positions after their internships.
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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, […]
Approximately 4,000 square feet in size, the new space will help welcome a new business within Hopeworks later this year Camden, NJ, May 15, 2024 – Hopeworks – a nonprofit and social enterprise that propels young adultsages 17 to 27 into long-term, living wage careers – today announces the expansion of its Kensingtonoffices located at […]
Dan Rhoton, the CEO of the New Jersey-based job training nonprofit Hopeworks, firmly believes AI can help prepare underprivileged young adults to enter the workforce. Hopeworks utilizes AI tools to upskill Camden, N.J.-area residents over 17 and connect them with local employers. Rhoton sees the technology as a way to level the playing field between […]
