“HopeWorks and the staff I had the opportunity to work with over the last ten years, have given me hope even when I couldn’t see it or feel it. They gave me chances when no one else would."

In July of 2019 I was told about an internship available through Ground Works, and though I had never done landscaping and was terrified of spiders, I felt excited about this new opportunity.

Sergey said he learned a lot as a trainee here at Ground Works. “Ground Works is awesome. It helped me out in just three months when I needed it… I learned a lot, the team is awesome.”

Today Michael has a place of his own for the first time in his life. “I have a freedom today…I am so glad that I don’t have to survive like that anymore. Ground Works is a great opportunity for anybody that wants to turn their life around.” [...]

From there O’Rian interviewed for a trainee opportunity at Ground Works Landscaping and started shortly afterwards. “I wanted to prove myself and work hard,” O’Rian said about his training with Ground Works.