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Hopeworks News: February 2003

YMCA of Camden County Honors Hopeworks.

Hopeworks received the Robert T. Johnson award from the YMCA of Camden County

Trainees, staff, board members and volunteers proudly attended the awards ceremony.

Hopeworks received the Robert T. Johnson award from the YMCA of Camden County. Over 20 friends and youth were able to attend the awards dinner. The award itself (a silver bowl) has been filled to the brim with M&M's to celebrate! Stop by Hopeworks for a handful!

Click here to read the award letter

Urban Youth and Technology

Urban Youth and Technology is a class that Father Jeff is helping teach at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. As part of this class, two graduate students will be spending the next few months at Hopeworks. (Click here to read the syllabus)

7 Build Their Own Computers

Angel assembling the inner workings of his new computer

Our second group of HopeworksHardware youth have successfully completed their training and built their very own computers. Participants in this round included Ramon, Ricardo, Ed, Juan, Jordan, Angel, and Marcus.

More Photos of the Assembly

"Thank You" to Camden Computers, Inc.
United Way	and	PSE&G
for the generous funding and equipment donations that helped make HopeworksHardware possible!

Hopeworks GIS and Web Services help get Philly charter schools information online.

Hopeworks will be assisting the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition's (GPUAC's) new charter schools project to assist parents in understanding more about charter schools. This project will consist of updating and expanding an existing database on Philadelphia charter schools, publishing an updated version of a directory of Philadelphia charter schools operating in 2002-03, updating and expanding an interactive web site about Philadelphia charter schools, and producing a White Paper about how charter schools are measuring up. Hopeworks has been hired by GPUAC to create interactive maps and to redesign GPUAC's web site.

Congratulations Manny!
Manny Perez

Congratulations to Manny Perez! Manny who has been working in the GIS program has just received his letter of acceptance to New Jersey Institute of Technology and will begin classes in the fall. Manny is planning on studying computer science.

College Update

Mark reports that college is a breeze and to bring more of it on!

Marcus is deep into a digital illustration class and learning C++ this semester.

James reports that he is doing well and that classes are great.

Rolando is encountering the mysteries of networking and continues to try and stump Father Jeff with his new knowledge (good luck Rolando!!).

Ed, Trang, Manny and Frank all successfully passed their first University of Montana GIS class and are now awaiting the beginning of the intermediate class in April.

Damien continues his second semester of studies.

Jeanette began her full-time course work this semester and is doing great!

View our latest web site work by visiting our newest clients' sites at:

Camden Churches Organized for People (CCOP)
www.camdenchurches.org

Latin American Economic Development Association (LAEDA)
www.laeda.com

Click the map below to see one of our recent GIS projects

(see more in the GIS Map Gallery)

Would you like to help create HOPE in the lives of Camden youth?

Hopeworks 'N Camden 543 State St. Camden, NJ 08102 Phone: 856-365-HOPE Fax: 856-365-8734
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