Hopeworks LeadershipTrip To Colorado Trainees and staff in Colorado for leadership training. On June 25th, our staff and trainees spent five days of their life together on a mountain climbing adventure. From the peaks of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, they learned the importance of leadership, teamwork, and persistence. The group seized the opportunity to experience the responsibility of being leaders, learning new ways to encourage each other through the 11 hour hikes, the rock climbing and peak ascents. Trainees grew in their awareness to view themselves as role models. This summer's trainee leaders were chosen based on their ability to train others, their expertise in a particular training, and most importantly, their desire to share their passion for learning. Thanks to everyone who has supported us and especially those of you who financially helped make this trip possible! We are off to a great summer! Click here to read a newspaper article about the trip. 33 Youth Hired To Work This Summer Hopeworks has hired 28 youth this summer to do various jobs. Two groups of youth are doing GIS survey work throughout the city of Camden. Another group of youth are conducting research interviews in local neighborhoods, while another group is teaching website design/development to 15 youth. Our summer work program provides an excellent opportunity for youth to enhance their skills and keep busy during the summer. Besides learning the importance of being on time, our youth are also gaining responsibility for valuable equipment, growth in personal discipline and integrity. Hats off to all of our youth workers! Click here to read about the scarcity of youth summer jobs titled "Youth Jobs Scarce This Summer." Community Backup Training Offered Hopeworks ' N Camden and Veritas (the world's leading data disaster recovery experts) will again present a community learning in which your organization can learn: How to backup your valuable data How to secure your Quickbooks, Microsoft Word and other important files How to create and maintain a backup plan When: August 19, 2004 Where: North Camden Land Trust (539 State Street) Time: 9:30-1:00pm (lunch provided) Space is limited . Click here to sign up   Hope Through School Has Started HTS has started up again for another year of learning. The program has 3 new trainers--they are Patrice, Jamaal, and Angel. Each of these youth attended the leadership training in Colorado and are graduates of the HTS program. With this new team of HTS youth and leaders, we expect bigger and better things from all! Hopeworks Goes Classical Several of our youth attended the Philadelphia Orchestra's free concert in Dudley Grange Park. For many of our youth who attended it was the first time they have ever heard a live orchestra. When Is Tea Time in London? Fr. Jeff will be representing Hopeworks at a conference in London, England. Hopeworks is collaborating with the University of Penn to present the GIS program. Congratulations goes out to Ed Figueroa one of Hopeworks youth who co-authored the presentation. There will be several of our Hopeworks GIS youth represented through video at the conference. To read more about the Digital Generations Conference, click here. GIS Conference In August From August 6th to the 13th, our GIS crew will be going to San Diego, California to participate in an ESRI conference. 7 Trainees and 2 staff will be joining the largest gathering in the world of professionals who use and support GIS technology. The trainees will be able to expand their GIS skills and knowledge by attending technical workshops, user presentations, and software demonstrations. "Thank You's" To So Many Hewlett Packard Philadelphia Youth Network Camden Youth Services Commission Cherry Hill Rotary Club These groups, through their generous funding and equipment donations help make possible the good works at Hopeworks!