Hopeworks leverages tech to continue our mission during COVID-19 outbreak.

March 19, 2020

Like organizations across the country, Hopeworks is working to respond responsibly to the Coronavirus outbreak. What is Hopeworks doing? Beginning on March 18th, alongside the Camden City School District, Hopeworks is closing our operations in Camden to help our staff and youth maintain appropriate social distancing. What about Hopeworks youth? We know that the economic […]

Hopeworks Alumni, Yanlexis and Gabby, are creating an art community for young Camden artists!

February 20, 2020

Gabrielle Lee and Yanlexis Arizaga. Hopeworks Alum, have been working hard to create a space that will give youth in our community a chance to broadcast their work (whether business services, art in any form, or spoken word performances). "Our objective is to strengthen the art community in Camden, NJ and we need your help […]

WE BELIEVE HOPE BELONGS TO EVERYONE!

January 23, 2020

Hopeworks and The Hummel Family Foundation announce that applications are now being accepted for the Camden Capacity Fund, a fund dedicated to helping nonprofits and small businesses in Camden get the web development, mapping and data analysis, and trauma-informed training help they need to increase their community impact. Applications will be accepted until February 28 […]

Kyla publishes her first poetry book!

January 14, 2020

Kyla, a Youth Healng Team intern here at Hopeworks, is more than just a skilled trainer and technologist. For the past several months, she has also participated in Hopeworks entrepreneurship class, helping her grow and develop her dreams of being an author! Following are her reflections. The process of producing my poetry book was indeed a […]

Camden Youth Event Sponsored by Hopeworks

December 20, 2019

Hopeworks Alumni, Yanlexis and Gaby are confident in executing their vision for a Camden youth art show, due to their experience in design and project management. Their hope for this event is to create a platform which will unite the young art community in Camden! Follow them on Instagram @camdenyouthartgallery for more details and future […]

#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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hopeworks Welcomes Tina and Melinda to our Life Readiness Team

September 23, 2019

This month, Hopeworks has welcomed two new Life Readiness Coaches! We are lucky to have both Tina and Melinda join us. Celestina Anino is from Tampa, FL but moved to Camden after completing her B.S. in Psychology and Criminal Justice at The Florida State University. She then pursued an M.A. in Criminal Justice at Rutgers […]

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