• Reimagining Camden: A 3D Window into the City's Future

    Camden's next decade of growth is taking shape, not just in steel and concrete, but also in pixels and immersive technology. Hopeworks is proud to partner with the Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors to develop the Virtual Camden Experience, an interactive 3D platform that brings more than two dozen major development projects to life. […]
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  • Hopeworks’ Newark Space Now Open with Programming Underway to Expand Workforce Training for Young Adults

    New facility builds on proven workforce development model, with Dell Technologies supporting expanded access to AI tools and career readiness training NEWARK, N.J. – July 7, 2026 – Hopeworks announced that its newly established space in Newark, New Jersey is now fully open, with programming officially underway to support young adults entering technology and high-growth […]
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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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Building a Better Future Through AI

September 2, 2025
Hopeworks CEO Dan Rhoton explains how AI is a tool for helping young people build meaningful careers. Hopeworks, a nonprofit social enterprise operating in Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers young adults facing barriers to economic opportunity critical technological training in AI-augmented skills, including web development, data visualization and geographic information systems (GIS). Utilizing […]
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Philly’s FORT Robotics lands $19M to scale machine safety platform

August 15, 2025
Plus, Hopeworks is getting an AI hub thanks to Dell, Dispatch Bio emerges with $216M and more money moves. Biotech has always been a regional strength, and there’s news about wins in that sector, but the Philly ecosystem also saw strong performance that points to other sectors on the rise.  Robotics is one: On the […]
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KYW-AM (Philadelphia, PA)

August 11, 2025
Camden County is partnering with a nonprofit to help keep kids off the streets and in school through paid technical training. This program has been going on for a year now, and KW Community Impact reporter Rachel Williams spoke with a young man who has since turned his life around. 21-year-old James Horn of Camden […]
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New youth tech program in Camden County helping drive crime rates lower, officials say

July 31, 2025
Camden County leaders credit a new technology training program tailored to young people who are considered "at-risk" for helping to drive down crime in Camden to record lows. County leaders partnered with Hopeworks, a local nonprofit, to steer young people away from crime and train them for in-demand, technology-related jobs. James Horn, a program participant, […]
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Investing in the Future: American Water Speaks on Workforce and Water Quality at 2025 NARUC Summer Summit

July 31, 2025
CAMDEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., participated in the 2025 National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Summer Policy Summit, July 27 through July 30, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts. The Summit brought together state regulators, utility industry leaders and stakeholders to explore pressing issues facing […]
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