Join us on June 25th for Sustainability in Every Industry: How the Environment, Innovation, and the Economy are Reshaping Work! 🍃🌏 This mentorship event is in partnership with The City Tutors, hosted at HOPE’s Brooklyn office. Hear from senior professionals on how environmental issues shape their industries — and what that means for your future […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A non-profit teamed up with the city to help create careers for hundreds of justice-impacted New Yorkers, giving them careers as bike mechanics. 29-year-old Zarravon Quarry from Flatbush says that at the age of 16, his trouble with the law began. The death of a very close friend moved him to […]
On May 28th, 2025, HOPE partnered with The City Tutors to host a panel and mentoring event titled, “Career Conversations: Insights, Advice & Mentorship from Industry Pros.” Featured in the panel were Emily Eldredge (Microsoft), Beth Campbell (Communications Leader), and Susan Trammell (Church Pension Group), with Teresa Low (Brand and People Builder) moderating the conversation. […]
The HOPE Program celebrated its 40th Anniversary on April 29, 2025 with a landmark gala at Cipriani Broadway, raising $880,000 to continue the organization’s mission of preparing New Yorkers from marginalized communities for meaningful careers in the emerging green economy. The evening brought together program supporters, including elected officials, community leaders and corporate partners, to honor four decades […]
If you’ve wondered why more rooftops gleam with a bright white coating, it’s part of a plan to lower building temperatures by bouncing sunlight that would otherwise get absorbed. by Samantha Maldonado, May 27, 2025, 5:00 a.m. On top of a co-op building in Flushing, Queens, on a stark gray afternoon, more than two dozen workers […]
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our 40th Anniversary Gala! Together, we raised over $880,000 in support of our crucial job training and career services. We are immensely grateful for your support in keeping our work going for the last four decades! This year, we were proud to honor Deborah Cross Antoine with […]
Join us on April 29 for our signature gala, bringing together New York City’s influential people, elected officials, generous donors, and notable corporations as we celebrate our 40-year legacy and commitment to providing lifelong career support for low-income New Yorkers. Tickets & Sponsorships
Read the op-ed piece by our Executive Director, Tracey Capers, in Crain’s New York Business.
NEW YORK—Early last year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams made a bold promise—green economy jobs in the city would increase to nearly 400,000 by 2040. These jobs would include anything from solar panel installation, to caring for green spaces, to designing ways to decarbonize buildings. Since the passage of the state’s Climate Act, which boasted ambitious […]
New York City’s affordability crisis is only getting more dire. Families are struggling to afford basic necessities, housing insecurity is impacting our most vulnerable, and income inequality continues to widen. The skyrocketing cost of living is taking the biggest toll on working families – with many being priced out of their neighborhoods or the city […]
