Community Cooking Pictures!

Take a look at some of our pictures from our Community Cooking Demonstration focused on using fresh fruits and vegetables we are growing in our garden!

Community Cooking at the CRIB

Tonight was our second Community Cooking Demonstration of the summer!  Currently growing in the Esperanza Community Garden we have watermelon, strawberries, tomatoes, and basil.  Check out some of the recipes that we made today: Strawberry-Watermelon Slush 2 cups cubed seedless watermelon 1 pint fresh strawberries, halved 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup lemon juice 2-4 cups… Read more

Michael Sontag in NJ BIZ

Michael Sontag, Hopeworks’ COO, was recently featured in NJ Biz. Download a PDF of the article to find out how they profiled him.

Special Thanks to Jersey Business Leaders for Roll for Hope

On April 3, 2011, the Jersey Business Leaders (JBL) held a fundraising event called Roll For Hope to benefit Hopeworks. Due to their outstanding efforts and generosity, they were able to raise an amazing $4,500 for us. And on June 29, 2011, at their Open Networking event, they presented Yesenia Nieves and Michael Sontag with… Read more

Courier Post Reports on the new Hopeworks Garden

Stop by the Courier Post and read the latest article about the new community garden Hopeworks is building with the Camden City Garden Club: “Community gardens blooming as part of Camden landscape”

The New Garden is a Big Hit

Wow! We’ve been getting a lot of press coverage for our new community garden. Take a look at all the news articles:

Camden Community Gardens and Hopeworks

Check out this article about community gardens in Camden, NJ and the new Hopeworks community garden, which happens to be the 100th garden here:  Camden, N.J., plants its 100th community garden

Hopeworks’ CRIB in the Philadelphia Inquirer

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the article about the CRIB in the Philadelphia Inquirer: In Camden, a Haven for Inner-city Youths’ Dreams

Hopeworks ‘N Camden Announces Two Additions to its Board of Directors

The Courier Post has written an article about our two newest board members , Elana Piperno and Timothy Titus. Swing by the Courier Post and give it a read .

Camden Map Team in the Courier Post

Today, the front page of the Courier Post featured an article by Lucas K. Murray about the the 2011 Camden Map Project here at Hopeworks. You can read the full article online at the Courier Post website. Visit  Camden mapping project puts trainees on road to success