HOPE BUILDERS BLOG
25 Days for Building Hope – A Virtual Campaign to Celebrate Hope Builders’ 25th Anniversary
In place of our annual gala this year, we are hosting our fundraiser online! On Friday, August 14th, Hope Builders is launching 25 Days for Building Hope. During these 25 days, we will be celebrating Hope Builders’ 25th Anniversary by publishing a series of videos to help tell our story. It’s a story filled with countless examples about how…
Hope Builders: A solution to getting Orange County’s young people back to work
Hope Builders has finalized its implementation model to annually prepare 280 young adults for careers. In March, Hope Builders shifted its programs to online instruction, virtual case management, therapy and career readiness courses. Realizing that the ongoing pandemic called for longer-term flexibility, Hope Builders worked with a team to identify and implement a blended…
Thank You for your Emergency Funding Support
Hope Builders received over $290,000 in emergency funds to support its trainees through the pandemic. Thanks to the generosity of anonymous donors and our friends at the Cedar Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Thompson Family Foundation, and TKF Youth Development we’ve raised over $290,000 to provide emergency assistance to Hope Builders’ trainees. “I thought I’d have…
You Helped Grecia Launch her IT Career
During these uncertain times, Hope Builders is happy to share some good news. Thanks to your support, Grecia has launched her IT career! “Life kept getting in the way…” After she found out she was pregnant, it took Grecia a little bit longer to finish high school. She eventually graduated and hoped to one day…
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,…
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…
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…
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