The HOPE Program

04/30/2026

Don't miss your chance to purchase your ticket or table for The HOPE Program Gala: Empowering Prosperity one week from today at Tribeca 360! ✨ We're gathering to celebrate something powerful: New Yorkers who refused to let barriers define their futures.

Click the link to reserve your spot to empower prosperity across New York: https://event.auctria.com/a0a9781a-2df5-4b39-b7ba-bf1b826b9c56/

04/24/2026

We recently held a successful Interview Project in partnership with Macquarie Group! 💼 A special thank you to Associate Board member Grace McClearly for her participation, and to all volunteers for providing valuable mock interview preparation and offering thoughtful feedback for our participants.

We’re incredibly grateful to Macquarie Group for being a longstanding corporate partner. Their support has fueled our mission to empower New Yorkers to strive for long-term career success and economic mobility.

04/22/2026

This , we're celebrating what's possible when New Yorkers have access to green careers. 🌍

HOPE trainees and graduates spent the past year coating ~300K sq ft of rooftops, maintaining 14 rain gardens that captured 2.7 million gallons of stormwater, diverting 7,000+ lbs of green waste from landfills, and avoiding 1,070 tons of CO₂ — the equivalent of taking 230 cars off the road for a full year. That work reached 2,578+ residents living in cooler, more affordable homes.

We're committed to equipping New Yorkers with lasting green careers — and building more resilient neighborhoods along the way.

04/21/2026

We are excited to announce Monica Morales of PIX11 will host The HOPE Program Gala: Empowering Prosperity at Tribeca 360 on Thursday, May 7! 🌟

We hope you’ll join us for an evening of celebration and impactful storytelling alongside individuals and organizations committed to HOPE’s mission. Your support helps New Yorkers achieve stability, dignity, and prosperity through workforce training, career coaching, and job placement programs.

Reserve your spot to celebrate our honorees and empower prosperity across New York: https://www.thehopeprogram.org/gala

04/19/2026

We are pleased to honor Willdan at The HOPE Program Gala: Empowering Prosperity! Willdan is a national technical services company focused on energy and infrastructure solutions. In 2019, Willdan founded the Clean Energy Academy alongside a team of small minority-owned businesses to train new and incumbent workers for the clean energy sector. Willdan shares the HOPE Program’s passion for a sustainable future and is developing a local workforce that champions sustainability in New York communities.

Please join us on May 7 to celebrate Willdan’s integral work in advancing the clean energy economy. If you would like to donate or buy tickets in Willdan’s honor, click here: https://www.thehopeprogram.org/gala

04/19/2026

Congratulations to the graduates of HOPEworks Class 358 on completing their training! 🎓🎉 We are incredibly proud of their growth and look forward to supporting them as they step into the next phase of their careers.

04/18/2026

04/18/2026

We are proud to honor Randall E. Powell and Infinite Horizons at our upcoming Empowering Prosperity Gala! Randall has been instrumental in building the company into a vertically integrated developer of energy-efficient affordable housing — always rooted in the conviction that underserved communities should not just survive change, but benefit from it.

Please join us on May 7 as we commemorate Randall and Infinite Horizons’ commitment to ensuring safe and affordable housing for all. If you would like to donate or buy tickets in Randall’s honor, click here: https://www.thehopeprogram.org/gala

04/18/2026

HOPE had the pleasure of hosting Council Member Justin Sanchez at our Bronx site. We’d like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to CM Sanchez for taking the time to meet with us. Your support of our mission enables us to continue empowering Bronxites to build sustainable futures for themselves and their families.

04/17/2026

We are honored to recognize Lauren Samuel at The HOPE Program Gala: Empowering Prosperity! Lauren is a New York City-based leader in Regulatory Change in Global Markets at Barclays Bank US, who has dedicated over 20 years to The HOPE Program. She has helped shape the strategic direction of HOPE, and has become a passionate advocate for the organization within Barclays, inspiring colleagues to volunteer and engage with its mission.

Join us on May 7 to celebrate Lauren’s dedication to empowering New Yorkers to build sustainable futures. To donate or buy tickets in Lauren’s honor, click here: https://www.thehopeprogram.org/gala

04/17/2026

HOPE’s Executive Director, Tracey Capers, was recently featured in PROpel TV, powered by Prosek Partners! 📺 In conversation with former TV anchor and current Prosek partner Deirdre Bolton, Tracey shares our guiding philosophy, “HOPE for Life,” and what it means to support long-term economic mobility.

A special thank you to Prosek Partners for giving us the opportunity to spotlight our mission and for being an incredible corporate partner. You can watch the full video at the link here: https://www.thehopeprogram.org/2026/03/24/hope-featured-on-propel-tv/

04/16/2026

Yesterday, we were proud to join and the Foundation at the Brooklyn Energy Initiative press conference, where HOPE was recognized as one of 14 Brooklyn organizations awarded funding through their new $700,000 initiative!

As a Future of Energy Workforce grantee, this support expands our green career pathways — connecting New Yorkers facing barriers to employment with job opportunities at the heart of Brooklyn’s clean energy transition. There’s no better time to celebrate than Earth Month. 🌍

Grateful to our partners working to build an energy future where Brooklyn residents aren’t just surviving the transition, they’re leading it. Read the full press release at the link in bio.