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On April 7, 2010, on a complete fluke, I attended the Shovel Ceremony for the groundbreaking of what would become the HOPE Financial Dignity Center at Ebenezer. That day literally changed my life! When I got home that night, I wrote the following words in my journal:
“Today I attended an event which was truly inspirational and transformational for me. I was groomed for the past 29 years to be apart of such a...
Operation HOPE is dedicated to the financial preparedness, dignity and inclusion of all Americans. Right now millions of our families, friends and neighbors’ lives are being devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Therefore, we are mobilizing to offer help to individuals and small businesses whose lives are being turned upside-down, and we need your help.
When a natural disaster occurs, organizations such as FEMA...
Operation HOPE is a proud participant of the, TICKETS Fore CHARITY fundraising program which helps raise money for promoting ticket sales to the Northern Trust Open, which will be held from February 12 to 17, 2013. All the money raised by the program goes directly to charity. Follow this link and a portion of your ticket sales will directly support Operation HOPE.
Operation HOPE will receive 80...
University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) Professor Omid Sabbaghi first learned about the Operaton HOPE’s, Banking on Our Future” youth financial literacy program through a Jesuit colleague at a conference in Colorado in 2010. He decided to partner with Operation HOPE to develop a service learning experience which would enable his finance students to earn college credits for teaching the very important life skill of...
Mr. Leufray made his way into the New Orleans HOPE Center during the end of October 2012 and he was referred to seek HOPE services by the Mayor’s office of New Orleans. Looking for a new start and new sense of HOPE, Mr. Leufray is proudly one of the newest members of the HOPE family.
Mr. Leufray wrote the following testimonial to the HOPE family:
“I have been using Operation HOPE’s services for...
Operation HOPE Banking on Our Future- Philadelphia, HOPE Corps Volunteer and CPA, Tiffany Cortese, presented a financial planning seminar earlier this month to the Management 100 Program at University of Pennsylvania.
The Management 100 team leaders, composed of University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business undergraduate students, were responsible for researching and identifying a non-profit organization...
As part of the 2012 Volunteer Appreciation Day, Operation HOPE Western Cape, has recognized the efforts of Mrs. Edwina Williams, HOD – Life Orientation at, Wynberg High School. As a registered HCV, Mrs Williams has spent more hours programming BOOF, than any other volunteer in the province. She has successfully completed the BOOF programme with 292 learners in 43 hours.
To show our appreciation,...
On Wednesday, November 7, 2012 two members of the Operation HOPE Southwest Board and two HOPE Center Los Angeles staff taught the Quincy Jones Celebrity Edition of the Banking on Our Future (BOOF) program to over 120 students at the Quincy Jones Elementary School in downtown Los Angeles. The programming marks a return to the Quincy Jones Elementary School after volunteers taught the Quincy Jones BOOF program to...
Math, Science, English - they're all standards in your high school curriculum. And while proficiency in these subjects is certainly fundamental for success in a world where technology and innovation reign supreme, there's something missing in school curricula that's fundamental for an adult with a healthy sense of capability.
Learn about the contributions of this summer's fellows and how UPS, George Haligowski, Ed Ingles, First American, and others are helping bring new young leaders under HOPE's wings.
The DC market celebrated HOPE’s 20th Anniversary by celebrating local HOPE Corps volunteers. The event took place on Wednesday, October 3rd and was hosted by Microsoft.
The event was fun for all and the guests enjoyed the scrumptious food & spirits, VIP photos, XBox gaming station and dessert on the roof-top.
Remarks were offered by Founder, CEO and Chairman John Hope Bryant, Mid Atlantic Board Chair...
HOPE Atlanta@ Ebenezer Says Farewell to Financial Management Counselor, Patrice C. Washington
Call for Hurricane Sandy Recovery Volunteers
‘Tickets Fore Charity’ Benefiting Operation HOPE
University of Detroit Mercy Students Earn Academic Credit for Volunteering with Operation HOPE
Testimonial From A HOPE Center New Orleans Client
Becoming A HOPE Corps Volunteer
During the holiday season, many of us take time to give thanks for all of the blessings we take for granted throughout the year. Along with giving thanks for all we have, we sometimes find ourselves deciding to make big changes in our lives, but those changes will begin in the New Year… Right? Why not make a resolution that begins today? You can make a difference in your life as well as in the lives of others....Bank of America Volunteers Take Over HOPE Mid-Atlantic Banking on Our Future for A Day of Service
On Wednesday, November 14th 2012, HOPE Corps Volunteers from the HOPE Mid Atlantic Regions of Bank of America brought financial literacy education to two schools simultaneously. Fifty-four HOPE Corps Volunteers taught grades 3 through 6 at Apple Grove Elementary in Fort Washington, MD and Moravia Park Elementary in Baltimore, MD. Students at both schools were excited to learn the fundamentals of money, budgeting,...Philadelphia Banking on Our Future and University of Pennsylvania Partner to Bring Financial Literacy to Wharton Students
Operation HOPE South Africa Top Volunteer 2012
HOPE Southwest Board Members Teach Banking on Our Future Celebrity Edition at Quincy Jones Elementary School
Operation HOPE Brings Dignity to Baltimore Youth through Empowerment
HOPE Fellows Program Continues to Carry Torch with Help from New Sponsors
DC 20th HOPE Anniversary Volunteer Appreciation Event
Operation HOPE is America's leading nonprofit social investment banking and financial literacy empowerment organization.
Through several global initiatives and its three principal programs: Banking on Our Future (teaching school children about money), HOPE Coalition America (financial emergency preparedness and disaster recovery), and the HOPE Center Banking Network (loans, bill pay, computer literacy, understanding banking principles)HOPE is leading the “silver rights” movement towards making free enterprise and capitalism relevant to all underserved communities.
For more information about Banking on Our Future or other programs, visit us at our website.
