Two New Certified Drone Pilots in GIS!

November 15, 2018

Congratulations to Shane Blaney and Chris Newbill! They both passed their drone pilot exams, and are now officially certified drone pilots. With GIS Manager Kadeem Pratt being certified earlier this year, we now have three pilots in our GIS Department! This is very exciting for our department as a whole, as we will be able […]

John Teesdale Earns Internship at Being Design!

October 29, 2018

John Teesdale, former Hopeworks intern in our Web Department, has landed an internship at Being Design Inc., a design firm in Philadelphia! His role there is a Web Design Intern and he is most excited about “getting the chance to learn and work under an experienced Web Designer who has already established his own successful […]

Caloua Lowe Hired at Seer Interactive!

August 15, 2018

As a kid from a small town who once had very little access to internet (outside from the public library), I can’t believe I am about to become an Intern at one of the top Digital Marketing agencies on the East Coast, Seer Interactive! I became interested in Seer earlier this year, when I visited […]

Six New Interns at Hopeworks!

August 14, 2018

So many new internships to celebrate at Hopeworks! Our new home on 808 Market Street has allowed us to add more trainees to the training room, which has given us more talented youth to hire in our growing businesses as interns. This month we have six new internships to announce! Three interns have been added […]

Hopeworks Youth Network at Site Visits!

August 13, 2018

Hopeworks trainees and interns have had several opportunities over the last few months to visit big tech companies and learn about their businesses. These experiences are so helpful as youth have the chance to network, ask questions, and learn about various careers. So far, Hopeworks has visited Seer Interactive, APEX IT, EPAM Systems, and Subaru. […]

Congratulations to All of Our New Hopeworks Interns!

July 17, 2018

This month was so busy here at Hopeworks! We relocated to a bigger space on Market Street, which has made it possible for several more youth to start training, and 4 youth have completed the training and have earned internships with us this month! We are beyond excited that our capacity has already grown as […]

Jared Bradshaw is Hopeworks' New Design Intern!

June 18, 2018

Jared first learned about Hopeworks from a friend who had completed the training and had been an intern in our Web Department. When he found out that he could come to Hopeworks and get an internship in web or design that would generate a stable income, Jared was very interested in trying it out! Jared […]

Extraordinary Women and Mothers at Hopeworks

May 16, 2018

Having just celebrated Mother’s Day, we’re recognizing some amazing women and mothers at Hopeworks. These women are all full time mothers balancing school and internships. Parenting by itself is no easy task, but these determined young women of Hopeworks have made a conscious decision to return to college so that they can create a better […]

Destin Brooks–Newest Intern in GIS!

March 14, 2018

Destin Brooks first toured Hopeworks after hearing about us from a close friend. After the tour, he realized what a great opportunity Hopeworks offered him as he is very interested in the tech field. He completed the training a couple of weeks ago and has been hired in our GIS department as their newest intern! […]

Luis Turns Disappointment into Achievement!

August 18, 2017

Luis Calderon came to Hopeworks after receiving the disappointing news that he was not going to graduate high school. He struggled a lot throughout high school but it was never because of academic challenges. He had trouble showing up in the midst of the difficulties that were going on at home. He was devastated when […]

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