HOPE Success Stories
This Teacher of 50 Years Applies Lessons from Operation HOPE to Become an Entrepreneur
July 22, 2026Dr. Jacqueline Frierson had been a teacher for more than 50 years—28 of those years in Baltimore City—when she conceived of a business idea that proves that it’s never too …
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Malinda Fills the Gap with Friendship
May 31, 2024Malinda was referred to Operation HOPE by the Goodwill Career Center in March 2023, during a challenging period of going through a divorce and adjusting to the financial responsibilities of …
Credit Climb: Jana’s Journey to Financial Freedom with Coach Tiffany
April 24, 2024Jana N. had long struggled with financial uncertainties, and her credit score, which was in the 500s, told the story. Overwhelmed by her financial situation, which included a few outstanding …
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When Nothing Else Could Help…HOPE Lifted Me
December 3, 2021Operation HOPE helped change my life. I launched my dream coffee business in November of 2019 and then COVID hit. The shutdown devastated my industry and my business income. With …
Cooking Like Grandma Used To
November 24, 2021Written by Stephanie Leak, Owner of Southern Noodle, HOPE Inside First Horizon Bank, Columbia SC I have always had a dream of following in my grandmother’s footsteps by cooking and …
Homeownership Stories - View All
A Season of Growth and Change: A New Home and a New Baby
June 10, 2022Brian and Jennifer attended a Homebuyer Education Workshop early last year and enrolled in HOPE Financial Wellbeing Coach Yvetta Quesada’s Homeownership Program in April of 2021. From the start, the …
Keeping My Eyes on the Prize: Tinika’s Journey to Homeownership
December 23, 2021When Tinika Cradler, a single mother living in Memphis with her two children, joined the Credit and Money Management program this past May, she had dreams of owning her own …