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March 23, 2026Women’s History Month at Operation HOPE — a story told at every level Operation HOPE was founded on a simple but radical belief: that financial dignity is not a privilege …
Saluting and Honoring Hollywood Legend Bill Duke – A New Operation HOPE Advocate
Tonight, I had the honor of introducing a quiet giant. At the 2nd Annual ACE Honors Awards, we celebrated the extraordinary Bill Duke—a man whose career spans more than four decades, but whose impact reaches even further. Most people know Bill Duke the actor—Predator, Menace II Society, Commando.Man
Turning Obstacles into Success through Advocacy, Empathy, and Action
March 17, 2026HOPE Inside Disaster coach Andrew Avina has been working with Los Angeles fire survivors for over a year now as a part of Project Restore HOPE – Los Angeles. He …
How This Entrepreneur Turned a Product Idea into a Scalable Enterprise
Written by guest contributor Kiva Akoto, Small Business Development Coach in Memphis, TN Bobby Lockhart enrolled in coaching with me, Kiva Akoto, Small Business Development Coach at Operation HOPE in …
Celebrating Ambassador Andrew Young at 94
March 12, 2026Civil Rights and Economic Rights Were Always the Same Fight Today, we honor Ambassador Andrew Young on his 94th birthday with deep gratitude. Ambassador Young stood at the center of the …
59% of Americans Don’t Know How Their Credit Score Works. That Number Is Getting Worse.
The Financial Literacy Crisis No One Is Talking About Here’s a statistic that should concern every American. According to a new survey from U.S. News & World Report, 59% of consumers don’t know that lenders use FICO scores to determine creditworthiness. Let that sink in. Credit score
Second Annual Green Socks Day Challenge
March 9, 2026Operation HOPE and Financial Literacy for All Launch Second Annual Green Socks Day Challenge to Advance Financial Literacy Across the U.S. Green Socks Day Set for April 30 as a …
Operation HOPE Earns 12th Consecutive Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator
March 7, 2026Editor’s Note Think about a AAA bond rating for a prominent company on Wall Street, and you have discovered the power and importance of a 4-Star Charity Navigator Rating for a nonprofit. The real star here, on my leadership team, is one Brian Betts, my president and CFO, who annually leads this inte
Operation HOPE Donates $5 Million to Empower Incoming Students at Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University Launches Financial Coaching Initiative Aimed at Equipping Freshmen with Essential Financial Skills for Long-Term Success ATLANTA, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is thrilled to announce a transformative financial coaching initiative, support
The Lesson Carter G. Woodson Still Has for America at 250
February 26, 2026One hundred years ago, Carter G. Woodson launched what he called Negro History Week — not as a celebration, but as a correction. He believed America was telling an incomplete story about itself, and that an incomplete story produces an incomplete nation. He was right then. And the lesson is more urg