HOPE Empowers New Yorkers To Build Sustainable Futures Through Comprehensive Training, Jobs, Advancement And Lifelong Career Support.
Our comprehensive approach combines training, adult basic education, industry certifications, work wellness services, internships and job placement with long-term support. As a result, our job retention rates are among the highest in the field. Our graduates’ success drives strong results for employers, supporters and our community.
The HOPE Program is proud to be the parent organization of Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx), which empowers low-income residents of the South Bronx and beyond through job training focused on green construction and building maintenance and through a social enterprise that provides paid employment while making New York City more environmentally sustainable.
Job Placement
Our program starts careers. 77% of HOPE graduates secure jobs annually.
Growing HOPE
HOPE has grown our annual job placements by 59% since 2014.
$11.1 Million in Wages
In 2019 alone, HOPE students and graduates earned $11.1 million in wages.
Success Stories
When I was released, my felony kept me from getting a job and I lived on the streets. Then the unimaginable happened. My parents lost their home to Hurricane Maria, moved to New York, and asked me for help. That’s when I knew I needed a change.
A counselor at my homeless shelter told me about HOPE. I learned new computer skills and how to make my past experience as a cook stand out on my resume. I had lost touch with who I was. HOPE gave me a new platform for life.
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