With a focus on skill development, real-world job experience, and trauma-informed care, Hopeworks propels young adults into long-term living wage careers that put them on the path for healing and financial stability.
Our History
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Hopeworks and Linode, a Philadelphia-based cloud-hosting company, were recently recognized with a Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2021 “Faces of Philanthropy award for an innovative...
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Hi, my name is Natalie Ortiz, and I was referred to HopeWorks by a friend. Before Hopeworks, I didn't know what I wanted to do in the future. I originally wanted to be a Cosmetologist and gave...
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David Clark was attending high school in Camden and was struggling to stay focused and motivated with virtual learning. David admits he was more interested in sports than in academics, so high...
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“If I learned anything from being at Hopeworks, I learned that resilience is one of the keys to success. Life will throw anything and everything at you but in order to receive what you want and...
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Allissa Connor came to Hopeworks after completing high school. She was interested in design and coding and watched her brother Justin succeed at achieving his goals and earn a job as a Salesforce...
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President:
Brad Aronson Angel Investor
Vice President:
Christina Mattison President & CEO, Mattison Advisors LLC
Treasurer:
Mark Sarvary Retired CEO and President
Members:
Josh Angotti Executive Director, Video Product Management at Comcast Corporation
Caloua Lowe-Gonzalez, Creative Entrepreneur & Sr. Marketing Associate at Seer Interactive, Hopeworks Alumni
Ashok Madhavan, Treasurer & Vice President for Campbell Soup Co. and Treasurer & Vice President for Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.
Daniel Rhynhart Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Rick Myers Vice President of Customer Support & Customer Success, Linode
Lakshmi Stockham Sr. Vice President, Retail Product Development, TD Bank
Melissa Smith Holman Enterprises
Emeritus:
Dr. Sandra Bloom Co-Director at Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice, School of Public Health, Drexel University
Learn about the impact we’ve made during another successful year at Hopeworks.
Impact Report 2020 Impact Report 2019 Financial Report 990 (2019-18) 990 (2017)