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The Hope Program Wins The Brooke W. Mahoney Award For Outstanding Board Governance!

New York – Governance Matters, Inc., a division of the New York Council of Nonprofits, awarded The HOPE Program the 2017 Brooke W. Mahoney Award for Outstanding Governance. This award was established in 2010 to honor the memory of Ms. Mahoney, who served as the organization’s Executive Director and Innovator-in-Chief for over 38 years. Long before […]

NYC Commission On Human Rights, Elected Officials, Clergy, And Advocates Met With Hope About The Fair Chance Act

NEW YORK, January 25, 2016 – Today, Commissioner and Chair of the NYC Commission on Human Rights Carmelyn P. Malalis, Council Member Jumaane Williams, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, The HOPE Program Executive Director Jennifer Mitchell, National Employment Law Project Program Director Paul Sonn, Community Service Society of New York President and Chief Executive Officer […]

Hope Expands To The Bronx!

The HOPE Program and Sustainable South Bronx Partner to Empower More Low-Income New Yorkers Striving for Self-Sufficiency NEW YORK, October 13, 2015 – The HOPE Program (HOPE), a workforce development organization providing training, jobs and career advancement to New York City residents, and Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx), also a workforce nonprofit, have announced a formal […]

HRA Commissioner, Brooklyn Borough President, And Councilman Attend Hope’s 30th Anniversary Graduation Ceremony!

HOPE students and graduates celebrated the successful completion of training and internships, new jobs, career advancement, and brighter futures On Tuesday, June 23, The HOPE Program was joined by hundreds of HOPE students, graduates and community members for their 30th Anniversary Graduation Ceremony.  Steven Banks, Commissioner of the New York City Human Resources Administration gave the keynote address. […]

The Hope Program Exceeds Goals At 2015 A Taste Of Hope

The stage was set even before we arrived at the lavish Prince George Ballroom situated between the wast and west sides of town. Awaiting us inside, was a 4th Annual extravaganza of eats that would also commemorate thirty years of success for a local nonprofit organization. Just outside the glamorous venue’s front doors though, would sit Snowday, a […]

The Hope Program Awarded Prestigious Fellowship Opportunity From Macquarie

Fellowship Allows for Global-Scale Research on Best Practices in Social Innovation New York, NY, November, 20, 2014– The HOPE Program (HOPE) has been awarded the first-ever David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowship bestowed by The Macquarie Group Foundation in the United States, the organizations announced today.  Valued at $20,000, the Fellowship encourages CEOs/Executive Directors of not-for-profit […]

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Congratulates Hope Graduates!

HOLDER ENDORSES EASTERN DISTRICT ALTERNATIVES TO PRISON New York Law Journal, October 31st, 2014 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. said Thursday that alternative-to-incarceration programs taking root in the Eastern District of New York are “emblematic” of the sort of specialized programs that the nation needs in order to address overincarceration within the federal criminal […]