• The 'Godmother of AI' says your college diploma is losing power — here's what she looks for instead

    Don't count on a college degree to land your dream job in Silicon Valley. Increasingly, founders and tech companies are judging talent by how quickly someone can learn, adapt, and build — not on how long they spent in a lecture hall — reshaping traditional pathways into the workforce. Fei-Fei Li, the Stanford computer science professor widely […]
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  • Hopeworks Kensington offers paid job training and career help for young adults

    The nonprofit provides paid training, career support and real work to help 17- to-26-year-olds move into full-time jobs averaging $43K a year. In a bright room at Hopeworks Kensington, young adults sit at computers learning to code, build websites and prepare for careers many once thought were out of reach.  Some come in unsure of […]
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  • Third annual HOPE Summit connects Camden’s next-gen talent with regional giants

    The Rutgers Camden Campus Center was transformed into a high-energy hub of professional development last week as Hopeworks hosted its third annual HOPE Summit. Headlined by Truist Bank, the event served as a critical bridge between young adults in the region and some of the most influential employers in the Greater Philadelphia area. The summit is a cornerstone of […]
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Hopeworks Celebrates Kensington Expansion in Philadelphia 

December 3, 2024
The expansion marks significant growth for Hopeworks, adding to its social enterprises and doubling the existing training capacity in Philadelphia Camden, NJ, December 3, 2024 – Hopeworks – a nonprofit and social enterprise that propels young adults ages 17 to 27 into long-term, living wage careers – has officially opened the newest addition to its […]
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Hopeworks Gets Foundation Grant to Train EMTs, Medical Assistants

December 2, 2024
CAMDEN – Hopeworks, the Camden-based nonprofit that offers a variety of training programs that prepare young people to earn a livable wage in the workforce, has received a $660,000 grant to support students with scholarships as they learn to be EMTs and medical assistants. The Haines Family Foundation of Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County, awarded the […]
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At Hopeworks, a job-training program helps turn young people’s dreams into digital skills | Philly Gives

December 1, 2024
For a quarter century, the organization — which has offices in Camden and Kensington — has helped students realize big aspirations. Today, it offers computer training with trauma-informed care. How can someone even dare to hope? Where is hope when home is friends’ couches, a different one every week, when depression hangs like a heavy […]
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Lenfest and Philly Media Support Work of Emerging Local Nonprofits

November 25, 2024
The Lenfest Institute of Journalism has become a catalyst for change and innovation in Philadelphia’s media ecosystem. With the holidays approaching, a new initiative might become a game-changer for nonprofits in the Delaware Valley. The Philadelphia Foundation, in partnership with the Lenfest Institute for Journalism and supported by a grant from the William Penn Foundation, […]
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Hopeworks Receives $660K for Medical Training Program

November 25, 2024
The Haines Family Foundation awarded Camden-based Hopeworks a $660,000 grant to support young adults interested in a career in the medical field.  Hopeworks is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers young adults to establish living-wage careers. The organization will use the grant to create a medical scholarship fund. It will also expand its program supporting students interested in becoming […]
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