• Philly Weekly Roundup: A Look Back on 2024; New Penn AI Building; $660,000 Hopeworks Grant

    Philly’s tech industry runs on collaboration Collaboration is key as Philadelphia continues working towards the reputation of being a top tech market. Nonprofits, startups, universities and local government all work together to keep Philly on a path forward.  Philadelphia has a strong life sciences sector, helped by local universities that provide resources and networking for spin-out […]
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  • Dismantling the Dept. of Education could steer more people to nontraditional career paths

    If federal student aid is disrupted, bootcamps could go mainstream. If the Department of Education ceases to exist as planned, college financial aid could potentially face disruption for millions of current and incoming college students.  The Trump administration’s ongoing dismantling of the Department of Education, also known as the DOE, could spur a shift away from traditional four-year […]
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  • Dan Rhoton’s Big, Audacious Plan to End Poverty

    A dozen years ago, Dan Rhoton was walking down a street in North Philly when he heard someone calling: “Mr. Rhoton! Mr. Rhoton!” He turned and saw Marcus, a student who’d graduated a year before from St. Gabriel’s Hall, a juvenile detention facility in Audubon where Rhoton had taught math for 15 years. Rhoton describes […]
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#GivingTuesday 2019

December 2, 2019
Help Hopeworks young entrepreneurs this #GivingTuesday by donating to the Aaron R. Thomas Fund. This year, all of the money raised by the fund went directly to the winners of Hopeworks 1st Annual Pitch Competition. Help make this Annual Pitch Competition possible with a gift to provide small business loans for young entrepreneurs to jumpstart […]
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Hopeworks youth have been very visible this month, influencing communities including and beyond their own!

November 18, 2019
Hopeworks Web intern, Adri had the opportunity to deliver a powerful presentation in Philadelphia, speaking at the uncovering of Mural Arts latest project, which many Hopeworks youth got to be apart of. They did a great job speaking about the process of creating the mural and connecting the experience to art itself. GIS Intern, Zora […]
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Alia and Lawrence have joined our team

October 24, 2019
October has been a wonderful month for Hopeworks. We are happy to share that we now have a full life readiness team! Life readiness is so critical to Hopeworks mission and with a full team of coaches, we’ll be able to be even more effective in helping youth address patterns, set goals, and enhance their […]
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Hopeworks Holds 1st Ever Pitch Competition at Our Annual Code Day

October 24, 2019
In many ways, the scene was a familiar one at Hopeworks -- youth and community members, huddled over screens, learning to code and to use technology to change their lives.  However, it was different than a normal day at Hopeworks for two key reasons. First, it wasn’t just Hopeworks youth learning.  As we do every […]
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Xavier gets his High School Diploma

October 24, 2019
A few months ago, we introduced you to Xavier Hilton as he started his internship with the Youth Healing Team. Xavier first came to Hopeworks almost three years ago, with the goal of getting his High School Diploma and an internship. In September, Xaiver achieved his second goal of getting his High school diploma.  After […]
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