Homeownership
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 …
Homeownership—An Achievement Worth Working For
February 23, 2023When you’re far off from your goal, learning that it may take years to reach a big financial milestone can be overwhelming. But when you have your heart set on …
Judith’s Steady Path Toward Her Financial Dreams
January 21, 2023Judith C. is a hardworking woman with a dream—a dream to purchase her own home. When she connected with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County (OC) to begin the process …
HOPE, Sweet HOPE for a Home Sweet Home
June 24, 2022When Montrell and Kawanda discovered Operation HOPE, it couldn’t have happened at a better time. This couple, residing in Southeast Memphis, with dreams of purchasing a home large enough for …
Louis Gets Serious About Financial Literacy and Goes All the Way
June 15, 2022An adage says, “if you play with fire long enough, you’re bound to get burned.” Often this saying is used as a warning against destructive behaviors and influences, but in …
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 …
One Year And Two Months Later …I Own a Home for the Holidays
December 15, 2021In August of 2020, I attended Operation HOPE’s First Time Home Buyer program hoping to get some knowledge about the homebuying process. I have never owned a home nor did …
Sean Refuses to Let a Minor Setback Stop His Major Success
September 3, 2021Sean Hall made up his mind about his financial goals and never looked back. He began his journey towards financial wellbeing back in March 2020, days before the COVID-19 pandemic …
“I’m glad I didn’t give up.”
March 11, 2020Michael T. Like many college students, Michael Tobias struggled to manage money and had accrued a significant amount of credit card debt and a poor credit score by the time graduation from …