Awards, Accolades, and Media!

January 31, 2025

Hopeworks was honored by The Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin with the 2024 Innovation and Collaboration Business & Industry Award Hopeworks CEO Dan Rhoton was honored with the 2024 Nucleus Award Hopeworks Alumni and Board member Willem Schrieks was named one of Technically Philly’s RealLIST Engineers 2024 Hopeworks and Truist were named as 2024 Partners of Philanthropy by […]

Helping young adults build tech careers | The grief garden at Awbury Arboretum

January 25, 2025

Technology is a growing field ripe with opportunities, if you know where to look. Hopeworks introduces young adults in Philadelphia and Camden, NJ to tech jobs they might not have known existed, providing training and job experience for people ages 17 to 27, and breaking down barriers to employment like housing insecurity and mental health […]

How to Use ChatGPT for Your Resume and Job Search

January 24, 2025

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing how many people do their jobs nowadays. But AI tools like ChatGPT aren’t only for those who are already employed. They can also be beneficial to job seekers. “I’m a big believer in embracing technology … when it’s used the right way,” says Marcie Wechsler, executive vice president of talent solutions for […]

A New Era For Water Management: Harnessing GIS Innovations And Collaboration For A Resilient Future

January 7, 2025

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are advancing the water sector in expected ways — resource planning and asset management — while also offering exciting, new opportunities. As the water industry adapts to the current technological revolution, 2025 promises to be a pivotal year for integrating GIS advancements. With rapid developments in high-accuracy global navigation satellite systems […]

Hopeworks Business Update: 2024 Project Highlights!

December 31, 2024

We’re proud to reflect on the incredible work our social enterprises have done with national brands and local organizations alike. This year, we’ve partnered with some amazing clients, including PHL Airport, Subaru, and The City of Philadelphia, providing our young professionals with opportunities to develop skills and grow their careers. These client facing projects have not only […]

Tech Meets Talent with Volunteer Engagements

December 31, 2024

This year, our young professionals took a deep dive into the world of tech, and they came up with new skills and fresh perspectives! At Elsevier, they got the scoop from experts in fields like software engineering, data science, UX, and quality assurance. After that, they rolled up their sleeves for hands-on workshops that gave them […]

Hopeworks Receives $100,000 Grant from The Foxwynd Foundation to Support and Transform the Lives of More Young Adults in the Region

December 17, 2024

New Partnership Aligns Organizations' Missions of Uplifting Communities Through Access to Key Pathways for Success Camden, NJ – October 15, 2024 – Hopeworks, a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to empowering young adults to establish living wage careers, is thrilled to announce a new partnership with The Foxwynd Foundation. The Foxwynd Foundation, through its Donor Advised […]

Hopeworks Gets Foundation Grant to Train EMTs, Medical Assistants

December 6, 2024

Hopeworks, a 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, recently awarded the grant for […]

“A Pathway Into Wealth”

December 4, 2024

As a kid growing up in North Philadelphia, Aniage Brown always dreamed of a career where he could help people. “I wanted to be a firefighter,” says Brown, now 26. “But telling that to your parents in Philadelphia? It definitely freaks them out.” Brown graduated from One Bright Ray Community High School, then found himself […]

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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