HOPE BUILDERS BLOG
Hope Builders Helps an Employer Meet Workforce Needs
One of our employer partners, Drawer Box Specialties (DBS), recently selected two young adults, Andrew and Damian, from Hope Builders construction training program to join their company. Hope Builders regularly follows up with employers to ensure satisfaction. After completing Hope Builders’ construction training program, employer partners offer 12-week paid internships for those who demonstrate readiness…
Getting Young People Back To Work
As the country’s unemployment rate continues to rise—Hope Builders is proud to share that we continue to link young adults to jobs. We are hopeful these young adults will do well in their new positions, because more than 70% of the trainees that we placed into employment this year remain employed! Thanks to your support,…
Seven Hope Builders’ Trainees Interviewing for Immediate Job Openings
It’s been another busy week at Hope Builders as we continue to get Orange County’s young people back to work. Seven Hope Builders’ trainees requested for immediate job openings. Hope Builders’ employment services team regularly connects with employment partners to ensure we are their first source for talent. These efforts paid off this week with…
Helping Young People Get Back to Work
As the unemployment numbers steadily rise, Hope Builders continues to be a solution for getting Orange County’s young people back to work. 6,000 young adults prepared for the workforce and we’re just getting started. We know how to get young people back to work. Over the past 25 years, Hope Builders has provided over 6,000…
You Helped Rebecca Change Her Life
Thanks to the mentorship, job skills and training your support provided, Rebecca-a Hope Builders healthcare training academy graduate-has achieved an incredible transformation! “My mom passed away when I was 6 months pregnant. I applied to Hope Builders to make her proud.” After graduating from high school Rebecca started working as a server. A few years…
Francisco is Rehired as an IT Technician!
Hope Builders is dedicated to sharing good news with you during the coronavirus pandemic. We just received word that Francisco, a graduate of Hope Builders’ Information Technology academy, was rehired by C3 Tech after they received a Payroll Protection Program loan! “It was a lot of work, but in the end, it was worth it.”…
Irene and Jesus Launched Their Careers as Essential Workers
This week two more Hope Builders’ interns joined the workforce as essential workers. Your support helped Irene and Jesus launch their careers with 24HRC, a firm that provides structural restoration services to Orange County businesses. Essential worker, Irene, is excited to get to work with her hands. Irene came to Hope Builders after seeing…
Creating the Future of the Essential Workforce
Hope Builders is proud to share that many of its graduates are considered essential workers during this health crisis. Your support directly helped these ambitious young people launch their careers. Essential healthcare worker happy to help any way she can. St. Joseph Heritage Medical Group hired Yesenia in September 2019 to work as a medical…
A Lasting Legacy: Construction Training at Hope Builders
March marks the 19th anniversary of the launch of Hope Builders’ construction training program in a 10,000 square foot warehouse in Santa Ana. Hope Builders was first introduced to the construction industry through its original social enterprise, The Benchmakers, which hired young adults to build mission-style garden benches. The Benchmakers’ early designs incorporated old pine…
Give to Support Emergency Funds for Hope Builders’ Trainees
For Hope Builders’ trainees, these unprecedented times—compounded by the conditions of poverty—result in great uncertainty and anxiety. We continue to provide virtual mentorship to ensure all our young adults are coping with their challenges in healthy and constructive ways. Business Applications 12 trainees are using personal and Hope Builders’ laptops to continue online coursework. Information…
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