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Honoring a Social Justice Icon: Mr. Harry Belafonte
April 25, 2023Today we lost a true legend, Harry Belafonte. His passing is a great loss not only to his family and friends but to the entire world. Harry was more than …
Expanding Financial Literacy for All: From Side Hustles to Businesses
April 21, 2023Financial literacy is the pathway to financial dignity and empowerment. For many, however, finding the light to show the way can be a challenge, even when you’re surrounded by the …
Operation HOPE CEO John Hope Bryant joins Clark Atlanta University and PNC for National Center for Entrepreneurship Launch
April 17, 2023Bryant, as First Entrepreneur in Residence at Clark Atlanta University’s School of Business, commits to supporting aspiring HBCU entrepreneurs ATLANTA (April 17, 2023) — Clark Atlanta University’s (CAU) School of …
Setting Everything in Motion
April 14, 2023Destiney came to Operation HOPE through a referral from First Horizon Bank. She was a 21-year-old renter with dreams of becoming a homeowner. When she connected with her new financial …
Operation HOPE’s Financial Coaching Offered for Free at Cadence Bank’s Gulfport, Mississippi Branch
April 10, 2023GULFPORT, Ms., April 6, 2023 – Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE) and Operation HOPE have joined together to provide a free financial education and counseling program through a new HOPE Inside …
Financial Literacy + Plan + Action = Success
April 7, 2023In June 2022, one of HOPE’s strategic alliance partners referred Kaitlynn C. to financial wellbeing coach Erin Smith. Kaitlynn had a goal of purchasing a home by August 2022. As …
Operation HOPE Announces Tim Crockett as New Chief Risk and Security Officer
April 4, 2023Operation HOPE, Inc., the nation’s largest non-profit dedicated to financial empowerment for underserved communities, today announced that Tim Crockett will join its Senior Leadership team as Chief Risk and Security Officer, effective immediately. Crockett has …
It Was Just a Dream…Until It Became a Reality
March 31, 2023Alondra Island-Chavez joined the Entrepreneurial Training Program in 2022 hosted by Gustavo Castellanos, Financial Wellbeing Coach for Operation HOPE – 1MBB. When Alondra met with her Small Business Coach, she …
Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman & CEO John Hope Bryant Receives RISE Financial Pathways 2023 Robert A. McNeely Trailblazer Award
Bryant receives highest honor for empowering communities through financial literacy on Wednesday, March 29 at the RISE Financial Pathways Power Luncheon 2023 ATLANTA, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — RISE Financial Pathways hosted its 2023 Power …
Operation HOPE Chairman & CEO John Hope Bryant Appointed as National Vice Chair of No Labels, a National Bi-Partisan Movement
March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Operation HOPE, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping low-and moderate-income Americans thrive in an ever-changing economy, announced today that its Founder, …