The Hope Mills Day of Hope event will be held Saturday, Oct. 9 from 9:00 a.m to noon at the Hope Mills Municipal Park, located at 5766 Rockfish Rd.

The event will feature a job fair, a job training program, education program, veterans resources, youth programs, aging programs, a COVID-19 vaccination site, a blood drive on site and more. 

“We usually partner with FTCC to feed the homeless population, and with NCWorks to provide jobs and host job fairs. We also saw the need for employment and a growing homeless population having a COVID vaccination site, and so we decided to put together all the ideas and initiatives to create this event,” said Dr. Kenjuana McCray, mayor pro tem of the town of Hope Mills. 

Job seekers are encouraged to bring their resumes on site or can utilize the NCWorks resources to print their resumes as well as job applications. 

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“FTCC will have various departments there like the college transfer program, business and culinary departments as well,” she said. “We will have people there working with those in the community who have been reincarcerated for some time and help them look for employment and also folks who will help those looking for life insurance information.”

Currently there are 25 registered businesses that will be recruiting at the event, some of which include Cape Fear Valley, Town of Hope Mills, Fayetteville PWC, U.S. Army, NCWorks who will be advertising job opportunities and resources. 

ALMS HOUSE will be on site to let the community know about the available resources for food insecurity issues and hot meals will be provided to participants by the FTCC Culinary Arts Program. The event will also feature a variety of giveaways by different businesses and organizations.

Some of the sponsors of the event include FTCC, Cape Fear Valley Health, PWC, Cumberland County, NCWorks, Mid-Carolina Regional Council and more. 

“It’s an opportunity for people in the community to find the right resources but also to give back if they want to donate blood, or volunteer they have the opportunity to do that,” McCray said.