Laquita Stokes Shares Hope and Encouragement for Start-Ups

Laquita Stokes Shares Hope and Encouragement for Start-Ups
In 2007, Laquita Stokes walked into a neighborhood fashion boutique in East Oakland and began to dream of owning her own store when she discovered that was owned and operated by a young African American woman. Laquita was enthralled with the thought that she too could one day own her own retail clothing business. Motivated by her vision to someday own a boutique, she approached the store owner and asked if she needed help.

HOPE Financial Dignity Center Atlanta is on the Move

HOPE Financial Dignity Center Atlanta is on the Move
This is literally a "steel out of the ground" silver rights movement, under way right now in Atlanta, at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and America's "Freedom Church."

New York HOPE Center, SAGE and OATS Bring Computer Literacy to Harlem Residents

New York HOPE Center, SAGE and OATS Bring Computer Literacy to Harlem Residents
The HOPE Financial Dignity Center in New York recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bixsexual, and Transgender Elders (SAGE) and Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) to teach a 10-week computer literacy curriculum to elderly adults at the HOPE Financial Dignity Center.

Atlanta HOPE Center Launches Inaugural Entrepreneurial Training Program

Atlanta HOPE Center Launches Inaugural Entrepreneurial Training Program
The HOPE Financial Dignity Center in Atlanta launched its first Entrepreneurial Training Program on January 12, 2012, empowered and engaged 29 aspiring small business owners during the inaugural class the Sun Trust University training campus.

Operation HOPE Founder Appointed Chairman of President Obama’s Subcommittee for the Underserved & Community Empowerment

Operation HOPE Founder Appointed Chairman of President Obama’s Subcommittee for the Underserved & Community Empowerment
Financial dignity empowerment nonprofit, Operation HOPE (HOPE) today announced that HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant has been appointed chairman of the recently announced Subcommittee on the Underserved and Community Empowerment for the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability (“Council”).

HOPE Coalition America Leader Lilian Phung Helps Family Achieve Loan Modification

HOPE Coalition America Leader Lilian Phung Helps Family Achieve Loan Modification
Late last week we received a very touching letter from one of our clients thanking Operation HOPE's HOPE Coalition America program for helping achieve a desperately needed loan modification.

From Civil Rights to Silver Rights

From Civil Rights to Silver Rights
There are more people in the United States today without a bank account -- 17 millions to be exact -- than there were without the right to vote in the early 60's. Think about that for a minute. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final action and unfinished dream was launching a Poor People’s Campaign that attacked unfair housing practices and sought to root out economic injustice and disparity for the underserved.

Technology Empowerment at the New York HOPE Financial Dignity Center

Technology Empowerment at the New York HOPE Financial Dignity Center
As the global leader in the Silver Rights Movement, Operation HOPE seeks to eradicate poverty and build dignity. I'm extremely honored to play a small role in this effort as the founder of the computer literacy program at the Harlem HOPE Center.

White House Highlights James Bailey as a “Champion of Change” For Following in the Footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

White House Highlights James Bailey as a “Champion of Change” For Following in the Footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The entire Operation HOPE family is proud of James "Jay" Bailey. I am personally very, very proud of him. He is helping us shape our movement for silver rights change and empowerment here in our Atlanta market. Join me and us in celebrating our friend and colleague Jay Bailey.

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