HOPE in the News

HOPE graduate Jamell Pollard and student Troy Baptiste were recently featured in the New York Daily News. The article highlights Jamell's new job at a supermarket in Brooklyn and it talks about Troy's motivation for finding work. The full article is available here.

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Please join us in congratulating HOPE graduate, Bernard on completing the New York City Marathon!

Also in the pack was HOPE employee, Irene who completed the first of two marathons this fall.  Irene is joining Danya of HOPE's work readiness team in riding and running 252 miles in support of HOPE's clients. In September, Danya completed 200 miles in the New York City and Granite State Wheelman Century Bike Rides. 

We hope you will join us in raising $20 for each mile, for a total of $5,048. We're more than 95% of the way toward our goal. Click here to learn more!

HOPE was featured in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. To read more about the appointment of Jennifer Mitchell, our new Executive Director, please follow this link.

To read the full article, click here.

To read Brooklyn Ink's feature on Robert Cruz's journey through recovery and back to work, follow this link.

Brooklyn Independent Television's piece on HOPE's GROCERYworks program is available here. 

AOL's Bed-Stuy Patch featured the story of Kay Solomon.

The full story is available on NY1's website.

Jose Ortiz's addiction cost him everything - his job, family and home.  He came to The HOPE Program because he wanted to change his life and contribute something to society.  Through HOPE, he was placed at an internship at Animal Care and Control of NYC.  After he completed his internship, they could not let him go. 

Jose has been employed at Animal Care and Control of NYC since 2007.  He has received three promotions to his current position of Supervisor.  Jose says that this is his dream job and is passionate about working with animals. 

Read the NY Daily News coverage of how Jose helped to rescue an elderly handicap New Yorker's only companion.