When The HOPE Program was awarded a $1.8 million grant from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, they engaged Public Works Partners to expand their in-house social enterprise—Intervine—and launch a 10-week, full-time paid training transitional employment program in green infrastructure.
When The HOPE Program was awarded a $1.8 million grant from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, they engaged Public Works Partners to expand their in-house social enterprise—Intervine—and launch a 10-week, full-time paid training transitional employment program in green infrastructure.
Our team began by conducting a three-session participant journey mapping process to help HOPE staff uncover HOPE’s service delivery capacity and structures. In addition, we conducted a robust market analysis where we interviewed employers and partners across the City to guide business development strategy and uncover areas for collaboration.
The resulting standard operating procedures, detailed work plan, and business development strategy allowed HOPE to successfully launch Intervine and offer on-the-job training to eleven graduates, almost half of whom were employed immediately post-graduation. In addition to this, Public Works developed a comprehensive framework for evaluation, the results of which were packaged into a straightforward memo that HOPE used to improve the program experience for future cohorts.
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