Several years ago, I was searching for restaurant jobs online with no clear direction, when a friend recommended Hopeworks. This nonprofit social enterprise is dedicated to training young adults in the technology fields that will propel them into living-wage careers.
Before learning more about the Hopeworks program, I was skeptical that I would achieve success. I had always categorized myself as an artistic person and had no inkling of my potential in tech. However, after learning more about how the organization prepares young adults for the working world, I felt as though the door to excelling in the industry had swung open. Hopeworks offers trauma-informed support, real-world experience, and comprehensive technical training.
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New Partnership Aligns Organizations' Missions of Uplifting Communities Through Access to Key Pathways for Success Camden, NJ – October 15, 2024 – Hopeworks, a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to empowering young adults to establish living wage careers, is thrilled to announce a new partnership with The Foxwynd Foundation. The Foxwynd Foundation, through its Donor Advised […]
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 […]
For a quarter century, the organization — which has offices in Camden and Kensington — has helped students realize big aspirations. Today, it offers computer training with trauma-informed care. How can someone even dare to hope? Where is hope when home is friends’ couches, a different one every week, when depression hangs like a heavy […]
