Helping To Keep Life Flowing: Hopeworks And American Water Forge Powerful Partnership For Social Impact

July 12, 2024

A unique collaboration proves there is a pipeline of eager and talented water workforce candidates, if the industry seizes the opportunity to tap it. Since 2015, Hopeworks and New Jersey American Water have partnered on a groundbreaking collaboration aimed at empowering young adults through a unique workforce program. Through this program, individuals from Hopeworks were […]

Shapiro Administration Awards Nearly $4.9 Million to 50 Organizations Boosting Digital Literacy Across Pennsylvania

June 14, 2024

Harrisburg, PA – The Shapiro Administration today announced nearly $4.9 million in grants to 50 community organizations throughout Pennsylvania for programs to improve digital literacy among job seekers so they can be successful in finding, obtaining, and maintaining employment. In this round of digital-literacy funding – the fifth since 2021 – the Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) has awarded grants […]

Hopeworks Hosted Empowerment Through Connections: The Power of Social Capital Panel Discussion and Networking Event

May 21, 2024

Panelists, Community Voices, and Hopeworks Alumni gathered together to share insights on the importance of making meaningful connections for career success Camden, NJ – May 21, 2024 – On May 15, Hopeworks, a nonprofit, social enterprise that propels young adults ages 17 to 27 into long-term, living wage careers, hosted their ‘Empowerment Through Connections: The […]

Hopeworks Announces Kensington Expansion to Meet the Overwhelming Demand to Provide Life-Changing Career Opportunities

May 15, 2024

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 adults ages 17 to 27 into long-term, living wage careers – today announces the expansion of its Kensington offices […]

Thanks to a $1 million gift, this Kensington nonprofit is giving more young people training and work experience in tech

May 15, 2024

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, […]

The AI Impact - Education & The Workforce

May 7, 2024

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 […]

Hopeworks Empowers Entrepreneurs with 6th Annual Spring Pitch Competition

April 18, 2024

Entrepreneurs in the community presented their business ideas to a panel of judges in hopes of securing funding for their newest venture Camden, NJ – April 18, 2024 – Hopeworks, a nonprofit, social enterprise that propels young adults ages 17 to 27 into long-term living wage careers, held its annual Spring Pitch Competition on April […]

Building the Future

April 16, 2024

The Camden-based nonprofit Hopeworks expanding its mission helping young adults find long-term, living-wage careers with its inaugural H.O.P.E Summit last month, showcasing impactful panel discussions, networking opportunities and interactive workshops that focused on critical skills like digital literacy, professional development and navigating AI. Read our segment in the southjerseybiz.net article here or visit the site […]

Philadelphia hopes to put some 250 residents to work with $1.2 million in grants to 4 nonprofits

March 28, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia is giving $1.2 million to four workforce training programs, in hopes of securing jobs for some 250 students. The jobs are mostly in the medical field but also include some city jobs. Employers such as Penn Medicine and Temple Health need medical assistants, and thousands of Philadelphians need jobs. The city’s […]

Four organizations selected to develop innovative solutions for job seekers in Philadelphia

March 28, 2024

Mayor Cherelle Parker and the Department of Commerce on Thursday announced four new organizations to develop innovative workforce solutions for local job seekers. The Workforce Solutions Grant invests in programs from organizations that strive to address specific challenges that Black, Latino and other historically disadvantaged Philadelphia residents face when preparing for and entering the workforce. […]

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