• New youth tech program in Camden County helping drive crime rates lower

    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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  • LinkedIn and Comcast NBCUniversal Team Up to Amplify Nonprofit Voices

    Selected nonprofit organizations will receive support from LinkedIn Ad Grants and NBCUniversal’s Creative Impact Lab. LinkedIn and Comcast NBCUniversal are collaborating to provide four nonprofits – The Knowledge House, RE:IMAGINE ATL, Hopeworks, and Veterans Leadership Program – with marketing support via NBCUniversal's Creative Impact Lab and LinkedIn Ad Grants. The NBCUniversal Creative Impact Lab is a social impact program that funds young […]
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  • 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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These 20 innovators are PHL Inno's 2023 Fire Awards honorees

June 26, 2023
It’s been a tough year for startups, with many forced to tighten their belts and lay off employees as venture capital funding dried up. Despite the national funding slump, Philadelphia-area startups continue to prove they’ve got fight in them, with the region landing among the top metros for venture capital deals in the first quarter and being […]
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Hopeworks: A Community-based Roadmap to a Long-term Living Wage

June 14, 2023
Today, young adults and students – some as early as middle school – have the opportunity to enroll and participate in an array of coding programs designed to offer an accelerated pathway to a career in tech. Amid these myriad options, one standout organization based in Camden, New Jersey, is uniquely positioned to train and […]
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Camden Night Gardens: From Carnival Rides to Car Show, Fun for All

May 27, 2023
CAMDEN, NJ – Thousands celebrated the unofficial start of summer by spending Friday evening of Memorial Day weekend attending Camden Night Gardens at Cooper’s Poynt Park. The event transformed Cooper’s Poynt Park into a carnival-like atmosphere, with rides and games and food trucks serving sausage sandwiches and popcorn and newer options like acai bowls and smoothies. […]
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Hopeworks is helping young adults get trained for tech in Kensington

April 24, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- They're training and finding jobs for young adults in the tech field. Hopeworks is a bright spot for the neighborhood of Kensington. They're providing hope in a city that some say is riddled with crime. Ruth De Leon is finishing up her training in web development. A path the 20-year-old from Kensington thought […]
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HopeWorks reaffirms its mission in celebration of the opening of new Kensington location

April 21, 2023
Within Philadelphia, many of the city’s youth are seeking jobs, but cannot attain them due to a lack of training, some being locked out of highly demanded roles due to a lack of a college education or failure to finish high school. Rather than stand idly by, organizations are stepping in to provide this much […]
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