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 […]

Thankful for New Pathways, Full Plates, and Big Wins!

November 30, 2024

November has been a month of transformation, growth, and gratitude at Hopeworks! We’ve celebrated the placement of numerous young adults in impactful roles across various industries, including positions at Holman, Wawa, the City of Philadelphia, and beyond. This month also marked two graduation ceremonies for our Medical Assistant and Infrastructure programs, a record-breaking turnout for […]

Data Shows Elsevier Visit Was a Major Success!

October 16, 2024

Our recent partner engagement and site visit to Elsevier was exciting, informative, and helped our young professionals walk away with a new outlook on data and technology! The day started with an engaging panel of experts representing various careers, such as software engineering, data science, UX, and quality assurance. After the panel, each team member […]

NJ Spotlight News: Camden and Hopeworks Looks to Cut Down on Student TruancyNJ Spotlight News: Camden and Hopeworks Looks to Cut Down on Student Truancy

September 30, 2024

Camden has a solution to help solve a long standing problem – truancy among high school students. Thanks to a new $250,000 program, 50 additional students will train and work right here at Hopeworks! Hopeworks Trainees Aunistee Wright and Dian Pagan were featured in the interview, detailing the soft skills and life experience they have […]

Hopeworks Monthly Business Highlight

September 30, 2024

There are so many huge projects currently happening in our Social Enterprises! Just to highlight a few, our GIS team has been hard at work on two new Data and Quality Assurance projects with Seer Interactive and CCMUA. These projects are pivotal in helping them improve their organizational efficiency through data analysis and maintaining quality of that […]

Hopeworks Web Team Develops Philabundance Website; Launches New Website to Showcase Services & Client Work

November 30, 2023

We are excited to announce that our web team has developed and launched a new website for the impactful and well-known nonprofit, Philabundance! Philabundance works with over 350 community partners to distribute food throughout nine counties in Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. Their very simple belief is that no one should go hungry while […]

David Clark is the Hopeworks training room's newest intern.

March 25, 2021

David Clark was attending high school in Camden and was struggling to stay focused and motivated with virtual learning. David admits he was more interested in sports than in academics, so high school during a pandemic was a challenge. He didn’t feel supported and left school in December 2020, but knew he needed to find […]

Jeriamyah Melendez joins the Hopeworks web team!

February 24, 2021

"Hi! My name is Jeriamyah, and I was referred to Hopeworks by my mentor at College Together. Until then, I never really had a solid plan for my future. I tried college, and then a few trade programs. I thought of game design but didn’t commit. That is how I ended up attending a trade […]

Luisa joins the GIS team and connects the skills to her goal of being a medical professional.

December 23, 2020

Before I came to Hopeworks, I had already heard about it from a friend who had started some time ago. At the time, I was more focused on school and maintaining my academic standing. With the events of 2020, namely the pandemic, the entire world shifted to online/remote school and work. While still a priority […]

Beth finds a clear career path and job with Being Design!

December 23, 2020

Coming to Hopeworks, I was unsure of what career path I wanted to take. I was working part time as a home health aid and needed a second job. I came across Hopeworks on a job posting site and reached out. I was called the next day for an interview. Thankfully, I took the interview […]

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