Mentoring inspires Tony Burruano

November 16, 2017

It has been a whirlwind! On May 18th I raised my hand to volunteer at a Hopeworks function and on June 2nd I was at a 3 hour training/orientation at Hopeworks. On June 28th I was introduced to my mentee, Angel. I had no idea what it would be like. Could I really make a […]

Camden’s Fall 2017 Hackathon Brings More Code to Camden!

November 16, 2017

Continuing the tradition of Hopeworks Fall Camden Code Days, youth and volunteers from across the region gathered on the Campus of Rutgers Camden on October 28th to learn about Code and technology. Thanks to the work of volunteers from Subaru, Starbucks, mobiWebcom, Techgirlz, and many others, youth learned not only about the how of coding […]

Hopeworks Youth Selected as TechServ Scholars

September 20, 2017

Five Hopeworks youth were selected as TechServ Scholars and began their year of service this fall. TechServ Scholars is a program that is operated by JEVS Human Services in partnership with AmeriCorps, Hopeworks, and local public schools. The youth will be placed in Philadelphia and Camden schools to provide digital literacy training and STEM education […]

Hopeworks Named a National Tech Impact AllStar!

September 20, 2017

Hopeworks is proud to have been named one of five national 2017 Tech Impact AllStars by NationSwell and Comcast/NBC Universal! Recognizing that technology is at the forefront of solutions in almost every major sector, NationSwell, together with Comcast NBCUniversal, is on a mission to find the innovators behind new solutions and help them move the needle […]

Cooper Health Careers Initiative at HopeWorks

August 21, 2017

Cooper Health Careers Initiative (CHCI) is a new program in partnership with several local organizations that was designed to help Camden residents interested in health care to learn valuable skills as a medical coders. CHCI will provide participants with access to pre-training support and coaching to complete a certification program in medical coding offered by […]

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 […]

August Event Attracts Old and New Alumni to Learn and Network

August 18, 2017

The Hopeworks Alumni Beacon Board hosted their second successful event on August 12th at Rutgers University - Camden. The event was an informative session about how to create and run your own business - a topic of interest requested by many alumni! Hopeworks was fortunate to host Andrea Jack, MAFM, CEO, D&P Financial Services; Taria […]

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