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Operation HOPE Fourth Quarter 2025 Research Finds Respondents Cutting Holiday Spending Due to Increased Financial Challenges but Staying Optimistic About 2026
December 2, 2025ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Operation HOPE, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping low- and moderate-income Americans thrive in an ever-changing economy, today released the fourth quarter 2025 results of The HOPE Insider, a comprehensive …
Dee is replacing her paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle with plans to buy her first home
November 6, 2025Dee is a disabled war veteran who served during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She came to Operation HOPE in April 2024 through a referral from the Savannah VA …
From HOPE to Homes: Why We Celebrate ‘Housing America Month’
October 28, 2025At Operation HOPE, we know how important affordable housing can be. We have held clients’ hands as they walked from homelessness to renting to owning—achieving not only stability in their …
A Mindset Shift Helped This Professional Build Her Financial Future
September 25, 2025For Portia, a 50-year-old professional voice actor, financial stability once felt like an unattainable goal. That changed when she saw an Instagram post from John Hope Bryant, the founder of …
Chaeli’s New Money Mindset Leads to a New Car
September 24, 2025Over the last two years, Chaeli has gone from losing her job and apartment to securing a different job, getting a raise, and finding a better living situation. All of …
Operation HOPE Showcases Financial Literacy at MCAAD Grand Opening
September 19, 2025John Hope Bryant delivers remarks; new Bryant–Milken podcast released WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Operation HOPE, Inc. announced the public opening of the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream (MCAAD) and its flagship American Dream Experience in Washington, …
Bryan’s Journey from Financial Stress to Empowered Decision-Making
September 17, 2025When Bryan first came to Operation HOPE in November 2023, he was eager to learn. Although his credit history was only six months old, he was already showing signs of …
Flo’s Journey: From Uncertainty to Homeownership
written by Enevy Leach, Operation HOPE Homeownership Coach in San Francisco, CA As a Homeownership Coach, I’ve had the privilege of helping countless clients navigate their journey to financial empowerment …
Jamie’s Story of HOPE: From Survivor to Solution Builder
September 10, 2025Written by Pamela Sanford (guest contributor) When Jamie Rae Wright heard John Hope Bryant speak at Bishop T.D. Jakes’ International Leadership Conference, she had no idea that moment would become …
Surviving Disaster Led to a New “Calling” for Jaime’s Business
“I started off in Operation HOPE’s Small Business Development Program, in the first Maui cohort. In that program, thanks to the classes that we had and especially the coaching from …