Latest News & Updates
“Speedy Golf with Mini-Bites” Raises Money and Awareness
WorkWell’s September 12 fundraiser took place on a pristine afternoon when twenty-three golfers hit the links at the Lawrenceville School for a quick six holes. Afterwards they and others gathered for mini-bites and drinks at [...]
WorkWell Welcomes Our New Lead Trainer, Anthony Batista!
WorkWell’s second program cycle is off to a promising start with the arrival of Anthony Batista. Anthony is a charismatic, upbeat person who comes well equipped to address the challenges our trainees face as they [...]
Samuel T: Profile of a WorkWell Graduate
What is the typical ex-offender? People often envision a person who commits youthful indiscretions and emerges from prison young enough to have a go at a new life. But that is not always the [...]
Restaurants Reach Out to Neighbors in Need
During WorkWell’s pilot phase, participants enjoyed free lunches provided by several community-oriented restaurants: Aunt Chubby’s, the Big Easy, and 1911 Smoke House BBQ. A little background on these good neighbors: Aunt Chubby’s Luncheonette in Hopewell [...]
WorkWell Program is Launched
After a year in the planning, WorkWell is up and running. Building on valuable experience under our former program, CookWell, we retooled our job-training curriculum to include industries beyond food service. This new approach [...]
A Conversation with Returning Citizens – Video now available
Have you ever met a returning citizen? If not, it’s difficult to grasp both the harsh reality of re-entry and the wondrous achievement of full reintegration. To put a human face on life after [...]
Expanding Our Umbrella: Introducing … WorkWell!
When COVID-19 put a halt to CookWell training sessions, it came with a silver lining: the freed-up time allowed us to plan a program that will raise the number of people we train and strengthen [...]
A Woman of Many Talents: Dora Dunn
The CookWell family extends a warm welcome to new advisory board member Dora Dunn. A woman of wide-ranging talents, Dora has accomplished much in her professional life while always making time to serve others. After [...]
Out of Tragedy, Hope: The Zakee Cooper Memorial Fund
We are delighted to announce an anonymous gift of $10,000 to inaugurate the Zakee Cooper Memorial Fund. In June 2019 Zakee graduated from the CookWell program with flying colors, a milestone for someone who had [...]