Brandon's Personal Design Business Takes Off!

April 13, 2018

Brandon Rodriguez finished his Web Design internship with Hopeworks and is now focusing on his successful graphic design business! He produces professional products such as websites, business cards, logos, and branding collateral; as well as invitations and album covers. He also prints his designs on merchandise like t-shirts, and totes. On the wide scope of […]

Destin Brooks–Newest Intern in GIS!

March 14, 2018

Destin Brooks first toured Hopeworks after hearing about us from a close friend. After the tour, he realized what a great opportunity Hopeworks offered him as he is very interested in the tech field. He completed the training a couple of weeks ago and has been hired in our GIS department as their newest intern! […]

GIS Intern Lily McCullough Joins New Jersey American Water for Exciting Opportunity

February 14, 2018

New Jersey American Water (NJAW) has partnered with Hopeworks’ to bring GIS intern Leaundra McCullough to American Water for a full-time project at their Voorhees headquarters! Lily has been a key member of the GIS team at Hopeworks, and we will miss her, but mostly we are excited to see her take one big step […]

Justin Connor Earns Full-Time Job at Camden Coalition

January 16, 2018

Hopeworks is proud to share that Justin Connor, certified Salesforce administrator, has earned a full time job at the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, joining several other Hopeworks alumni in helping Camden heal and grow. As the new Database Assistant within the Strategy and Information Department, he will be responsible for helping implement Salesforce for […]

Sekinah Lands a Job at Penji Inc.

December 13, 2017

What an exciting month it has been here at Hopeworks! Former Web Design Intern, Sekinah Brodie, was hired full-time as a Marketing Assistant with Penji, an exciting new, on-demand design firm based right here in Camden. Sekinah came to Hopeworks with the goal of finding meaningful employment in her desired field, and we are happy […]

Yanlexis hired as intern at Urban Promise!

November 16, 2017

Yanlexis Arizaga started the Hopeworks program because she was highly motivated to find work. Being her mother’s right hand woman, she felt the pressure as the oldest daughter in a Hispanic household to support her family both inside and outside of the house. Yanlexis also grew up in a home where she worried about the […]

Mentoring inspires Tony Burruano

November 16, 2017

It has been a whirlwind! On May 18th I raised my hand to volunteer at a Hopeworks function and on June 2nd I was at a 3 hour training/orientation at Hopeworks. On June 28th I was introduced to my mentee, Angel. I had no idea what it would be like. Could I really make a […]

Hopeworks Youth Selected as TechServ Scholars

September 20, 2017

Five Hopeworks youth were selected as TechServ Scholars and began their year of service this fall. TechServ Scholars is a program that is operated by JEVS Human Services in partnership with AmeriCorps, Hopeworks, and local public schools. The youth will be placed in Philadelphia and Camden schools to provide digital literacy training and STEM education […]

My Life is Finally on Track!

September 20, 2017

Hello, my name is Joe Owen and my story goes like this... I came stumbling into Hopeworks with hair down to my shoulders, basketball shorts on, and feeling frustrated and fed up with working manual labor jobs. I started the training in March and completed it in just two months. In my short time with […]

Luis Turns Disappointment into Achievement!

August 18, 2017

Luis Calderon came to Hopeworks after receiving the disappointing news that he was not going to graduate high school. He struggled a lot throughout high school but it was never because of academic challenges. He had trouble showing up in the midst of the difficulties that were going on at home. He was devastated when […]

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