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Youth Healing Team Previews Trauma Training Webinar AND Hires 2 New Interns!

May 21, 2020
Trauma and toxic stress don't go away during a pandemic.  In fact, they increase and so does the need for tools and resources for nonprofits and for-profit businesses to support their teams.  To help, the Hopeworks Youth Healing Team is taking trauma training virtual with a webinar and we're bringing on two new interns to help […]
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Michael adapts to COVID-19 changes...and then adapts again!

May 21, 2020
Michael Cassel joined the Hopeworks Web Department as an intern early this year after completing the training and brought valuable skills to the UX (user experience) team and adapted quickly to working at home.  Shortly after shifting to remote work, Michael’s housing situation was unexpectedly interrupted due to the pandemic and he was forced to […]
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Patrice leverages Hopeworks training to jump start her post college career!

May 21, 2020
Even though few youth come to Hopeworks with a college degree, once in a while a young person recognizes the need for in-demand skills in addition to a degree. Patrice Ingram came to Hopeworks, after completing college, with a desire to learn skills that would lead her quickly to a living wage job and a […]
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Despite the pandemic, new trainees want to change their lives and Hopeworks is here to help!

May 21, 2020
When a young person wants to change their life it doesn't matter if there is a pandemic.  Hopeworks needs to be here for them. And this month, we were here for 3 new trainees. We are happy to welcome Erin Rodriquez, Blake Banks, and Achu Elvis who didn't let COVID-19 stop them from going after their […]
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The "New Normal" in the Training Room

April 22, 2020
The training room team has quickly found ways to keep current trainees engaged in their learning from home and continue to make progress in the program.  Youth continue to complete training modules and hold virtual website and portfolio presentations. Jilimarie Mojica not only completed the training, but interviewed remotely and was hired as a new […]
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ADRI BUILDS COMMUNITY -- AND ART!

March 19, 2020
Hopeworks youth interns are not just building websites. They are using their visual, artistic, and professional skills to help build art across their community! Adri, a Hopeworks Web intern, has been hired by the Alliance for Watershed Education as an assistant to help create large scale sculptures out of natural materials, at multiple sites in […]
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HOPEWORKS HIRES MELENDEZ MARKETING TO ENHANCE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!

March 19, 2020
In businesses across the country, many firms struggle with how to engage with customers, audiences, and different generations using the myriad forms of social media available. Whether it is Facebook “likes,” Instagram influencers, Tiktok videos, or anything else, using social media effectively can be confounding. Hopeworks, like many other firms, faces the same struggles. Unlike […]
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Genesis' journey brings her to the Youth Healing Team

February 21, 2020
Genesis Sanchez is the Youth Healing Team's newest intern. We asked her to share her journey with us here: I started training at Hopeworks in February of last year. I was working at McDonalds and trying to find a way out of all the negativity in my life. I thought dropping out of school was […]
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Zora and Maleny are GrayHair Software's newest employees!

February 21, 2020
Just last month, two Hopeworks interns, Zora Davis and Maleny Velasquez earned full-time jobs as product support specialists at GrayHair Software. The Mount Laurel based company is the industry leader in US postal services and compliance support.  The impact the job has had on their lives has been dramatic! For example, before coming to Hopeworks, […]
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Hopeworks Alumni, Yanlexis and Gabby, are creating an art community for young Camden artists!

February 20, 2020
Gabrielle Lee and Yanlexis Arizaga. Hopeworks Alum, have been working hard to create a space that will give youth in our community a chance to broadcast their work (whether business services, art in any form, or spoken word performances). "Our objective is to strengthen the art community in Camden, NJ and we need your help […]
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