HOPE Success Stories
Through Operation HOPE, Brian Rebuilt His Life and Regained Faith in Himself
December 10, 2025As one of fifteen children, Brian grew up in a large, close-knit family. Over the years, he became the one everyone could count on. “I’ve always been that guy,” Brian …
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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 …
Knowledge “Transmission” from Operation HOPE Helps this Entrepreneur to Scale-up
August 22, 2025Launched in November 2020, Tafari Roberts’s business, RoveSoapsheets, was one of the more than four million new businesses started during the pandemic. Tafari’s product, paper that dissolves and disappears completely …
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Raising Your Hand for Financial Guidance is an Act of Bravery
October 24, 2025Like many Americans, Danna Perdue-Melton grew up in a household where financial literacy was not a common topic of conversation. When Danna finally did start learning about money and credit …
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 …
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Operation HOPE Helps a Michigan Entrepreneur Solve the Puzzle of Scaling Up
May 23, 2025Written by: Lisa Karel Lisa Schilthius is the classic innovator-type of person our small business coaches at Operation HOPE get to work with every day. With years of experience in …
Arnika’s Loaded Juice Gets the Green Light to Grow!
May 1, 2024Arnika Carter is passionate about promoting healthy lifestyles and empowering people to fall in love with the journey. That’s partially what inspired her to launch her company, Loaded Juice, in …
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Flo’s Journey: From Uncertainty to Homeownership
September 17, 2025written 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 …
Coach “Walks the Talk” on Finances to Inspire This Homeowner
June 30, 2025Leanne B. was ready to be a homeowner. Down-payment in hand, she approached the mortgage officer at her local Cadence Bank in Winchester, Tennessee, ready to secure a mortgage. “The …
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In The City of Angels, Alisha Finds a ‘Divinely Ordained’ Path to Rebuild
August 31, 2025“I want people to know that Operation HOPE is a literal godsend, and I’m not being metaphorical here,” said Alisha Das after working with an Operation HOPE Disaster Recovery Coach …
Project Restore HOPE LA: Coach Stories
July 1, 2025Are you curious to know how Operation HOPE has supported survivors of the Eaton (Altadena) and Palisades wildfires? Here are spotlights of our two coaches dedicated full-time to serving the …