Hopeworks Business Highlight: Web Team Launches BuyCamden1st Website for Local Business Promotion!

This month’s business highlight features a very special website project completed and launched recently by our Web Team. Not only does this project offer a way to showcase local Camden businesses in all industries, but it also pours into our community by employing our young adults!

Hopeworks’ Web Team has launched the BuyCamden1st website—your new go-to for supporting Camden’s best businesses! Since July, the City of Camden has created a plan to increase local sourcing and spending. The website and database will be used to help identify a listing of Camden-based businesses. Besides promoting purchases from Camden-based businesses, the initiative will “also serve as a catalyst for job creation, small business expansion and new business startups in the city.”

Check out the BuyCamden1st website here and please refer family, friends, and business owners to register their business as well. If you are a nonprofit organization, small or large sized business, and ready to bring your website vision to life? Contact dankrause@hopeworks.org to get started!

Read more about the project 
here.

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Unapplied Cash Posting—The Hidden Revenue Leak in Healthcare

Billions of dollars sit in unapplied cash across U.S. healthcare each year—payments received but never correctly applied. This hidden problem creates revenue leakage, compliance risks, and patient frustration. ❓ What Is Unapplied Cash? Unapplied cash occurs when payments are received but not properly matched to patient accounts. Causes include: ⚠️ The Risks of Ignoring It […]

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A Camden job training program turned a young man’s life around. Now he’s a Hopeworks mentor.

Hopeworks' alternative program in Camden pays young people to undergo technical training and obtain a skill set to help them get a job. James Horn hit rock bottom when he landed in solitary confinement on his 20th birthday after several run-ins with law enforcement. That November 2023 punishment, after he fought with another inmate at […]

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October 31, 2025
Hopeworks Talent Shines Bright in New Professional Role

Hopeworks talent is everywhere!   This month, Isabella, Amad, Kaydaysia, and Frank turned training into transformation with new roles at Resintech, Paramount Philly, and Chubb. These wins aren’t just job offers, they’re the start of real careers, built on purpose, skill, and drive. Interested in hiring Hopeworks talent? Contact Riscee Langhorne, Director of Workforce Solutions below!

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