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Real-world, on-the-job training is a critical component for HopeWorks students
Aisling Maki | The Daily News "HopeWorks, Businesses Give Hope Through Internships" A number of local businesses are offering hope to the city’s chronically unemployed in the form of internships that provide real-world, on-the-job training. The program is coordinated by HopeWorks, a 22-year-old nonprofit, faith-based organization dedicated to…
Letter to the Editor: A Second Chance is Worth the Risk
The Commercial Appeal Click here to see the full story. Questions have been raised recently about the logic of hiring ex-felons for jobs throughout the Memphis area. Although no one would argue that crime should ever be tolerated or repeated, a larger picture needs to be considered. To…
Organizations in Memphis are helping the chronically unemployed/underemployed
Christopher Sheffield | Memphis Business Journal "Synergy's goal is developing good work habits in chronically unemployed/underemployed" Training someone to weld, solder electronic components or work on a production assembly line are all vital job skills. But for a segment of the population battling addictions or just poor work…
Wendi C. Thomas: ‘Learn their rules, leave poverty’ theory will get tested in Memphis
HopeWorks was recently featured in The Commercial Appeal in a column by Wendi C. Thomas about poverty in Memphis. Click here to read the full story.
A Morning of Hope with Bill Strickland on WMC TV 5
HopeWorks recently hosted its Third Annual Fundraiser Breakfast "A Morning of Hope with Bill Strickland." WMC TV 5 was on hand to cover the event. Click here to watch the video coverage.
A Morning of Hope with Bill Strickland on FOX-13
HopeWorks recently hosted its Third Annual Fundraiser Breakfast "A Morning of Hope with Bill Strickland." FOX-13 covered the breakfast and aired it on the March 5 news at 9 p.m. Click here to watch the video coverage.
A Morning of Hope on abc24 Midday
HopeWorks executive director Ron Wade and teacher Antonio Owens were on abc24 Midday to promote A Morning of Hope with Bill Strickland, which will be held on Saturday, March 5, at Woodland Hills Event Center in Cordova, Tenn. Click here to watch the video interview.
Ron Wade: HopeWorks puts faith in education
FaithinMemphis.com The Commercial Appeal Education is empowering. Just ask Bill Strickland, who credits the influence of his high school art teacher with helping him rise from an at-risk youth in inner-city Pittsburgh to 1996 MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient. Strickland, CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation and recently featured in…
Strickland to Bring Message of Hope to Memphis
By Aisling Maki The Daily News Bill Strickland is widely admired for the many hats he wears; CEO, social entrepreneur, writer, speaker and visionary. But more than anything, Strickland, featured in the acclaimed education documentary “Waiting for Superman,” is a firm believer in second chances – a value…
A Morning of Hope with Bill Strickland
What: Third Annual HopeWorks Breakfast When: Saturday, March 5 | 8:30 a.m. Where: Woodland Hills Event Center A Gourmet Breakfast by Sysco Memphis Musical Entertainment by Stephanie Needham, TurningPoint Making the Impossible Possible: Bill Strickland and HopeWorks "A simple life is not something you simply pursue; it is…