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Tony’s Story of Financial Breakthrough and Victory
December 2, 2022Toni L. is a 70+ year old woman living in New Jersey who joined Operation HOPE at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. When she began the Credit and …
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Thankful for a Renewed Money Mindset
November 18, 2022Monique came to her new financial wellness coach, Niki, admittedly frustrated but determined. From their first conversation, Niki, the HOPE financial wellbeing coach at First Horizon Bank in Hickory, North …
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Operation HOPE Partners with Southwest Virginia Diverse Regional Chamber of Commerce to Help Create 1 Million New Black Businesses by 2030
November 4, 2022FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA (October 24, 2022) – The Southwest Virginia Diverse Regional Chamber of Commerce (SWVA) today announced a partnership with Operation HOPE’s national One Million Black Business Initiative (1MBB). The SWVA Chamber’s commitment includes …
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Financial Freedom is an Act of Love: A Mother-Daughter Duo’s Story of HOPE
October 28, 2022Achieving financial dignity through financial literacy is a life-changing experience for an individual. However, mother-daughter duo, Dana and Trinity Purdue, demonstrate that it also brings families closer together. Below you’ll …
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Operation HOPE Announces 200th HOPE Inside Location
October 4, 2022Milestone Expansion of HOPE Inside’s Financial Coaching Model for Underserved Communities Coincides with Today’s Annual U.S. Treasury Freedman’s Bank Forum ATLANTA—October 4, 2022 – Operation HOPE, Inc., the nation’s largest …
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Maria Boosts Her Financial Strength for Bigger Buying Power
September 23, 2022Maria came to Operation HOPE with little-to-no working knowledge of credit or the basic products and services offered by local banks. She first about Operation HOPE in 2021 from a …
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September 16, 2022
“Penny Southward and I met through Operation HOPE for about a year and a half, and I am thrilled to say that I graduated from the program. Penny was incredibly …
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Brandon Reclaims His Family’s Legacy with a Bountiful Vision for the Future
September 9, 2022As a young boy, Brandon Dowd could be found knee-deep in the crop fields of their family farm in Arkansas, helping his father and grandfather seed and harvest the land …
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Debra Learns How to Serve and Protect Her Financial Future
September 2, 2022Debra entered the Credit and Money Management program as a referral by her sister, Margaret. She expressed interest in Credit and Money Management and the Small Business program. Debra has …