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English classes serve a vital workforce need

Imagine having a doctorate degree. After years, maybe decades of study, you’d anticipate that your work life would be clearly laid out for you. Opportunities would abound, and you’d be able to support your passions and your family.  Now imagine that one day, you have to leave your…

You’re Invited to Our Open House

Celebrate the grand opening of our new headquarters. Providing hope to Memphians through adult education and workforce training is something HopeWorks has done for more than 30 years. Previously we operated out of rental space, with limited opportunities to grow and serve more people. Today HopeWorks is operating…

PCD Student Survey

Click here for the survey! Remember your responses will be anonymous and will help us improve the program. Be honest!

A Morning of Hope 2018

Andre Norman is an accomplished speaker, counselor and advisor from Boston. But not unlike many of our students, Norman’s road to self-empowerment had a few bumps along the way. Norman was raised in a family that struggled to stay above the poverty line. As one of many children…

HopeWorks Golf Scramble 2017

Enjoy a round of golf at Tennessee’s #1 public golf course while supporting the students at HopeWorks. Help HopeWorks provide students with career guidance, personal and group counseling, job-seeking skills, internships, high school equivalency diploma preparation classes, and opportunities for spiritual growth. Our goal is to raise $70,000.…

A Morning of Hope 2017

Each year friends and supporters of HopeWorks come together for a “Morning of Hope.” For the past 8 years, this breakfast gathering has highlighted the key events that occurred during the year in terms of workforce development, adult education, and spiritual growth. During that time, our keynote speakers…

Choosing to Go Back to School

Choosing to stay in school could change your life: Domita’s Story “There is nothing more out there for you right now than school, this is your place,” is what Domita Brown, a graduate of HopeWorks adult education and personal and career development programs, wishes she could say to…