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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 […]

Hope Graduate, Abraham Padin, Wins Mayor’s Dads Matter Award

“THIS DAY IS A GIFT,” SAID ERROL GREENE, FATHER OF TWO. He, and 400 other guests, came to Gracie Mansion Thursday to celebrate the 4th Annual NYC DADS Matter Awards, which honors ten men who have overcome obstacles and become outstanding fathers. Greene was an honoree in2011, the first year of the award. The Mayor’s Fatherhood Initiative launched […]

Hope Honors Brooklyn Heights Resident Tod Mann

BROOKLYN RESIDENT TOD MANN TO BE HONORED Special from The HOPE Program Celebrity chef and bestselling cookbook author Rocco Dispirito will be among the dozens enjoying an evening of tastes, toasts and transformations at The HOPE Program’s third annual ‘A Taste of Hope’ fundraising event. The work-readiness nonprofit’s signature program is being held on Thursday, May […]

Hope Wins 2013 New York Association Of Employment And Training Professionals Award

The New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals Honors Two Exceptional Workforce Professionals, One Results-Driven Training Program, and Launches their Youth Success Website Focused on Youth Employment in NYS. Today, the New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals (NYATEP) honored three exceptional leaders in the field of workforce development. The awards luncheon was […]