The Hope Center for Arts & Technology is a non-profit organization based on Bill Strickland’s belief that environment shapes behavior. HopeCAT classes are held in a contemporary high-tech, newly renovated school on the West Hill in Sharon, PA (The former Sacred Heart Elementary School). Our school is filled with art and light and is fully equipped with classrooms, computer labs, and art studios to serve students, both youth and adult, throughout our region.
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HopeCAT is a replication of the same approach used by Manchester Bidwell, Strickland’s jobs and arts program. Since 1972, Manchester Bidwell in Pittsburgh has attracted national recognition for its market-relevant career training programs that lead to employment.
Each year at Manchester Bidwell:
Each year at Manchester Bidwell:
- 85% of adult graduates get jobs
- 90% of youth in its arts program graduate from high school, and many continue on to college
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HopeCAT joins other centers nationwide, replicating Manchester Bidwell and Strickland’s theories of adult and youth training including:
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