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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…
Video from A Morning of Hope 2016 with Gregory Boyle
Enjoy a few scenes from our recent breakfast with Gregory Boyle in this short video.
The impact of an involved father: a story of hope for this Father’s Day
Before joining the HopeWorks team, Antonio Owens was like many of our students. After being accepted, then rejected, by the Air Force in high school, he became angry and started using and selling drugs. He was incarcerated approximately 30 times before hitting his ultimate low point when his…
A Morning of Hope 2016 with Gregory Boyle
Join us for A Morning of Hope Breakfast 2016 with speaker Gregory Boyle, author of Tattoos on the Heart on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Woodland Hills Event Center. Gregory Boyle has dedicated his life to the plight of men and women struggling for an identity amid civil…
Prisons of Potential
What is grace? Grace is being given more than we deserve. If we don’t think we need grace, we wont be gracious. Incarcerated individuals really push the limits of our graciousness. We label them as people who have said “no” to God (meaning we are people who have…
December Alumni Meeting
Come to the December Alumni meeting and learn how to get a better job if you are already employed.
November Alumni Meeting
November's Alumni Meeting will be Thursday, November 12 from 6:30 to 7:30; the topic will be "How to Get the Most Out of Job Club."
Alumni Reunion
PCD and Adult Education graduates come join us for an evening of reconnecting, Thursday, October 22, 6:30pm to 7:30pm. For questions, call 272-3700. We hope to see you there.