• This nonprofit leader acts as a ’no-fee staffing agency’ connecting overlooked young professionals to corporate jobs

    Grace Manning leads a program helping land young professionals work at companies like Subaru. Grace Manning is director of employer and alumni relations at Hopeworks, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia and South New Jersey, offering workforce development programs to young adults. Through training programs, paid internships, and placement services with local employers, Hopeworks helps young, diverse […]
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  • When global tech association CompTIA spun off its nonprofit arm, the TechGirlz curriculum went dark

    The program’s founder has been trying to regain access to the STEM education materials, with the goal of transferring them to youth nonprofit Hopeworks. When global tech organization CompTIA restructured at the end of last year, it quietly dissolved its social impact arm, CompTIA Spark. The dissolution, which has not been previously reported, came alongside […]
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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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Hopeworks Alumna at the National Youth Employment Coalition Conference

December 14, 2018
This year, Amber Williams, a Hopeworks alumna and CRIB resident attended the National Youth Employment Coalition Conference held in Washington D.C. There she was able to participate in various panel discussions and provide a youth perspective on the challenges of gaining employment. During the breakout sessions, Amber learned valuable information about youth and workforce development […]
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From Trainee to Youth Training Specialist

December 14, 2018
Meet Yanlexis Arizaga, she is our newest youth training specialist at Hopeworks. Yanlexis began her journey at Hopeworks in September of 2017. Within months she had developed technical skills as well as professional etiquette that allowed her to smoothly transition from training, to internships, into her new role on the Hopeworks staff. Her responsibilities now […]
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Center for Family Services Internet Essentials Collab

December 14, 2018
In collaboration with Center for Family Services and Comcast Internet Essentials, Hopeworks was able to host a basic internet training program for community members at its facility. Annette Johnson, a Hopeworks youth, led the 2-week training. Annette was able to teach various modules such as typing, resume creation, internet safety, and job application submission. Her […]
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State Street Update!

November 16, 2018
Although we are no longer directly located in North Camden, we still are very much connected to State Street through our CRIB and our Esperanza Community Garden! The Garden has had a very busy season. There was a fun Halloween celebration for the community in late October, which included a candy hunt for the kids […]
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Taylor Davis is New Academic Success Coach!

November 15, 2018
We are excited to welcome Taylor Davis as Hopeworks’ new Academic Success Coach! Taylor previously worked at SERV as a prevention specialist, where she held workshops and developed curriculum for youth spanning in age from high school into early adulthood. She worked to educate youth on how to avoid interpersonal violence in their lives, hopefully […]
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