Acasha finds a safe space and an internship opportunity.

November 25, 2020

Acasha was in her second year as a Bio-Chem major at Rowan University when she realized she was suffering from depression and anxiety. Her mental health was negatively impacting her grades and she needed a break. She found out about Hopeworks from a friend who was a Web Intern. Acasha was curious about building Websites […]

Nina Shares Her Pride in Becoming a GIS Intern

October 27, 2020

Nina Mercado was skeptical when she came to Hopeworks. Having struggled with so many barriers, she found it hard to believe in herself. With support from the Hopeworks team, Nina is proud of her achievements. She bravely shares her story here.

For Jilimarie, "Hopeworks to me, means success!"

July 23, 2020

When Jili walked through the doors of Hopeworks she had just lost her management position at Checkers and her sister told her she should come to Hopeworks. Her sister, Alejandra, was already a Recruitment Intern and working to obtain her High School Diploma. Jili admits that when she first started the training she felt lost, but when […]

Youth Healing Team Previews Trauma Training Webinar AND Hires 2 New Interns!

May 21, 2020

Trauma and toxic stress don't go away during a pandemic. In fact, they increase and so does the need for tools and resources for nonprofits and for-profit businesses to support their teams. To help, the Hopeworks Youth Healing Team is taking trauma training virtual with a webinar and we're bringing on two new interns to help […]

Interns Continue to Deliver for Clients!

April 22, 2020

Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, Hopeworks interns have proven their value time and time again. All three of our businesses are meeting the needs of our clients without interruption! Our latest project with Tennessee American Water has Hopeworks GIS interns working hard at home processing records and interpreting scanned engineering drawings to populate data into TNAW's […]

Genesis' journey brings her to the Youth Healing Team

February 21, 2020

Genesis Sanchez is the Youth Healing Team's newest intern. We asked her to share her journey with us here: I started training at Hopeworks in February of last year. I was working at McDonalds and trying to find a way out of all the negativity in my life. I thought dropping out of school was […]

Adventure Awaits our newest GIS intern

December 20, 2019

“Since starting my internship at GIS I have begun training using arcgisPro. So far I’ve been watching tutorials and creating mini projects to practice. I’m excited to continue learning more about GIS and begin work on our projects.” -Dasia Wright Dasia was introduced to Hopeworks while working at Adventure Aquarium. The night of our Annual […]

What it's like to thrive at The HIVE

December 20, 2019

"I've been with the HIVE for a month now as an operations intern. The HIVE at Spring Point was founded to amplify voice, choice and opportunity for young people and supports a collection of organizations and experts that focus on positive youth development. I'm providing administrative support by managing the front desk, scheduling events and […]

Ulises shares his reflection on his new internship:

November 18, 2019

Admittedly, I was overwhelmed with the opportunity to intern at American Water and was nervous going into it. This lingering thought of doubt was in my head however, Hopeworks made the transition from a GIS intern to an American Water intern, as smooth as possible. Learning how things are conducted in a professional environment and […]

Kayla reflects on her experience so far working as an intern at Being Design:

November 18, 2019

At Being Design, I am a Web Design Intern. I have worked on websites, I’ve met clients, and through Being Design, I was able to do more than what a normal web designer does. I have done SEO work and helped with branding and identity building. Working at Being Design has been a very unique […]

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