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Book Review: Tattoos on the Heart

The HopeWorks staff recently read Gregory Boyle’s Tattoos on the Heart The Power of Boundless Compassion. Anne Lamott declared it to be what we found to be true, “An astonishing book, lovely and tough and tender.” Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries and Catholic priest who celebrates Mass in…

Christmas Cards: Donate to HopeWorks

This Christmas season consider making a donation to HopeWorks in honor of a family member or friend; donations in memory of family or friends may also be made. The card is designed by HopeWorks graduate Anthony Parker. Fill out the attached form and either mail it in or…

Dr. Ben Carson to speak at Morning of Hope Breakfast

After overcoming the many challenges associated with poverty, but with the help of his supportive and determined mother, today Dr. Ben Carson is an emeritus professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he directed pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns…

The Bridge newspaper features HopeWorks

HopeWorks was featured in an article in the October issue of The Bridge. Interviews with staff painted a great portrait of what HopeWorks does and how students are changed. The front-page article followed the journey that Pat Tia Holmes and her husband, Frank, went on as they moved…

September eNewsletter

Fall PCD class/Friends and Family Day We celebrated Family and Friends Day with the Fall PCD class. It was a wonderful time of hearing from the people that support our students. We heard from the students how glad they are to be at HopeWorks and what a positive…