Panera Bread of Memphis is selling a 2013 calendar with a % of the sale going to HopeWorks. The calendar is $10, but contains $25 worth of coupons/vouchers to use through out the year. So if you love their yummy bread, help us out!

HopeWorks staff read and recommends the following: HopeWorks! Here’s Proof: 22 Stories of Success, Ruby Payne’s What Every Church Member Should Know about Poverty, When Helping Hurts by Corbett & Fikkert, and Why Don’t They Just Get a Job? the story of Cincinnati Works by Liane Phillips and…

Bill Courtney owned a lumber company in North Memphis and saw on a regular basis poverty in the neighborhood surrounding his business. He decided to help the local inner city football team as a volunteer coach. Coaching and developing relationships go hand in hand. Long story short, he…

What a wonderful graduation ceremony we celebrated December 6th. We had 33 graduate from the Personal & Career Development class and 32 graduate with their GED. There was so much support and love for our graduates from family and friends. We honored 3 board members, who will be…

HopeWorks - Graduation - Thursday December 6th Thirty three (33) students will graduate from HopeWorks this Thursday night. The ceremony is at 6:30 PM at 1930 Union Ave. All faith encouragers and internship providers will be recognized. If you have a free evening and would like to see…

The ladies from the co-ed PCD class visited Dress for Success on November 15 to be suited for job interviews they may have after graduating from HopeWorks in December. Each lady was able to try on and take home a professional outfit, which had been donated. Dress for…

Our Faith Encouragers spend time with our students over lunch, encouraging them in their walk with Christ and helping them through the difficulties they may face during the PCD class. Here are some ideas we share with them as they encourage their student, and you could use them…

The 16th Annual HopeWorks golf benefit was a great success on September 14, 2012.  The weather was outstanding and the Mirimichi golf course was incredible.  About 90 golfers joined us for the event. The feedback we got was how everyone enjoyed the day and appreciated being able to…

After weeks of learning and searching through different career choices, the students from the Fall PCD class will begin their internships on Tuesday, October 30th. Students will work on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 6 weeks; their hours will vary depending on the internship provider. They will continue to…

HopeWorks will hold two alumni meetings at the end of October to listen to the issues that concern our alumni. Tara Albright, Alumni Coordinator, found that they are interested in jobs fairs, housing programs, budgeting and finance, foreign languages, and how to handle job conflict. We are excited…