http://blog.operationhope.org From Civil Rights to Silver Rights Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-forum-welcomes-surgeon-general-regina-benjamin/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-forum-welcomes-surgeon-general-regina-benjamin/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 03:55:01 +0000 Sherry John http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11687
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin’s discussion around health and wealth issues drew a positive result last Friday, as a full audience participated in the morning forum. Hosted by Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO, John Hope Bryant, the crowd took advantage of the opportunity to voice their concerns and raised questions around health and money issues.]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-forum-welcomes-surgeon-general-regina-benjamin/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/8789707410_b998fbf6db_b-350x233.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-fellow-gabrielle-arrington-connecting-with-the-community/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-fellow-gabrielle-arrington-connecting-with-the-community/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:45:14 +0000 Gabrielle Arrington http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11670
Since August of last year, I have been a Development Associate Fellow with the HOPE Office of Partnerships in Atlanta. I have been involved in a variety of activities, including: working with the development team to research national grants and funding opportunities, conducting legal research for HOPE programming, writing and editing proposals and grant applications, and creating and editing online and print marketing materials for fundraising campaigns.]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-fellow-gabrielle-arrington-connecting-with-the-community/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/FDIC-Picture-350x262.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/the-historic-paul-laurence-dunbar-senior-high-school-embraces-financial-literacy/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/the-historic-paul-laurence-dunbar-senior-high-school-embraces-financial-literacy/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:39 +0000 LaTeri McFadden http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11664
Banking on Our Future DC collaborated with BB&T, Industrial Bank, George Washington University’s Finance & Investment Club and the District Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) to host the first Financial Dignity Empowerment Day at the historic Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School in Washington DC on Thursday, May, 16, 2013. ]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/the-historic-paul-laurence-dunbar-senior-high-school-embraces-financial-literacy/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Dunbar_Photo-350x203.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/stories-of-hope-las-cynthia-smith/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/stories-of-hope-las-cynthia-smith/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:52 +0000 Katelyn Norris http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11630
by Katelyn Norris, Senior Social Media Fellow This Friday, we bring you stories of how one dedicated HOPE employee has made a difference in our client’s lives: Cynthia Smith, Program Coordinator, Certified Foreclosure Intervention and Default Counselor, HOPE Coalition America.  Cynthia recently relocated to the Los Angeles Headquarters, and we have been very happy to have her [...]]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/stories-of-hope-las-cynthia-smith/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo3-188x270.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-remembers-the-life-of-allen-yekikian/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-remembers-the-life-of-allen-yekikian/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:56:42 +0000 John Hope Bryant http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11642 http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-remembers-the-life-of-allen-yekikian/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/190943_10100355240771466_8208619_o.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-en-espanol/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-en-espanol/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:39 +0000 Rhonda J. Williams http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11623
For the first time at Operation HOPE, HOPE Financial Dignity Center Atlanta's Financial Management Counselor Rhonda J. Williams had the opportunity to conduct an English and Spanish bilingual Credit & Money Management workshop. This ground breaking workshop is part of a community partnership to provide financial education to the parents of students in the Youth Empowerment Through Learning (YELLS) program. ]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-en-espanol/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/20130502_190814-350x262.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/first-bank-vp-and-hope-corps-volunteer-dedication-to-service/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/first-bank-vp-and-hope-corps-volunteer-dedication-to-service/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:22 +0000 Gregory D. Collins http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11619
Commitment and dedication are one of the many attributes that exemplify characteristics of an Operation HOPE Corps Volunteer. Vice President of First Bank, Francis Lau, continues to invest in the wellbeing of our next generation of professionals. Since 2006, Francis Lau has served on the HOPE Corps Volunteer team. In 2008, he received the HOPE Corps Volunteer of the Year award for his involvement with Operation HOPE’s youth financial literacy program, Banking on Our Future.]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/first-bank-vp-and-hope-corps-volunteer-dedication-to-service/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/classroom-270x270.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-center-celebrates-with-ebenezerfest/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-center-celebrates-with-ebenezerfest/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:29:44 +0000 Sonia Amon-Tanoh http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11612
On Friday, March 29th, 2013 Ebenezer Baptist Church organized an Easter Festival called “Ebenezerfest.” This event included activities such as a dance contest, a food and clothing drive, and an Easter egg hunt. The weather allowed for the perfect day for the community to meet, reconnect or simply have a good time.]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-center-celebrates-with-ebenezerfest/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/559340_461876600552067_156989745_n-201x270.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-fellow-takes-financial-literacy-to-campus/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-fellow-takes-financial-literacy-to-campus/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 22:25:21 +0000 Amelia C. Casillas http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11606
April was National Financial Literacy Month, with initiatives all over the country to promote financial literacy. Any Operation HOPE employee will tell you that we work hard to increase financial literacy- not just during April, but every day! My experience as both a college student and as a HOPE fellow gives me a unique perspective on this important issue.]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-fellow-takes-financial-literacy-to-campus/feed/ 1 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CPP1-330x270.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/stories-of-hope-nys-sammy-saunders/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/stories-of-hope-nys-sammy-saunders/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 20:09:45 +0000 Katelyn Norris http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11598
Welcome to our new Friday feature- Stories of HOPE! We will be focusing on testimonials from clients to hear about the different ways that HOPE has helped them. Today, we hear from three clients about their experiences receiving home foreclosure assistance from Sammy Saunders, Community Lending Consultant, HOPE Financial Dignity Center New York. ]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/stories-of-hope-nys-sammy-saunders/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Sammy-309x270.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/etp-program-graduates-honored-by-ny-state-senator/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/etp-program-graduates-honored-by-ny-state-senator/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 19:18:21 +0000 Donna Lynn Burton http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11583
HOPE Center New York celebrated the 8th Commencement ceremony of the Entrepreneurial Training Program by graduating eighteen business owners. ]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/etp-program-graduates-honored-by-ny-state-senator/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/052-350x262.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/etrade-helps-atlanta-students-speak-the-language-of-money/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/etrade-helps-atlanta-students-speak-the-language-of-money/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 17:00:19 +0000 Tara Dennis http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11579
Please join me in congratulating E*TRADE for taking time to INVEST in the community, educating students at Ralph J. Bunche Middle School in Atlanta on "The Language of Money."]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/etrade-helps-atlanta-students-speak-the-language-of-money/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/WP_20130502_001-350x209.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/new-orleans-entrepreneurs-take-training-to-the-next-level/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/new-orleans-entrepreneurs-take-training-to-the-next-level/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 13:00:47 +0000 Holli Willis http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11576
Ms. September Hargrove, MPP/UP, from the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development in New Orleans, challenged the ten spring Graduates of Operation HOPE’s Entrepreneurial Training Program as they finished the twelve-week program, encouraging them to have the “grit” to carry through on their newly developed business plans. ]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/new-orleans-entrepreneurs-take-training-to-the-next-level/feed/ 2 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image1-350x233.jpeg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/delegate-eleanor-holmes-norton-at-etp-graduation/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/delegate-eleanor-holmes-norton-at-etp-graduation/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 18:05:46 +0000 Erik Rushing http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11571
The DC Financial Dignity Center held its first Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) Graduation of 2013. The Honorable Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton gave the keynote speech. Delegate Norton shared her vision of how small businesses provide growth and opportunity in the community, and she also applauded the courage our ETP graduates have shown in following their dreams of business ownership. ]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/delegate-eleanor-holmes-norton-at-etp-graduation/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/keynote-speaker-delegate-eleanor-holmes-norton.png image/png http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/james-mchenry-elementary-middle-school-brings-financial-literacy-into-the-classroom/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/james-mchenry-elementary-middle-school-brings-financial-literacy-into-the-classroom/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 13:00:25 +0000 LaTeri McFadden http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11568
In celebration of Financial Literacy month, Banking on Our Future - Baltimore united with University of Maryland to provide a Financial Literacy Empowerment Day to James McHenry Elementary Middle School students. On Thursday, April 25th, 151 students ranging from grades 5 through 8 were afforded the opportunity to apply lessons learned about banking, budgeting, savings, investments and real-life financial situations. ]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/james-mchenry-elementary-middle-school-brings-financial-literacy-into-the-classroom/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/JMHES.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-mortgage-crisis-hotline-inspires-hope/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-mortgage-crisis-hotline-inspires-hope/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 00:38:50 +0000 HOPE Staff http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11561
We were happy to receive this letter of thanks for Erik Pelayo, a Certified Housing & Foreclosure Intervention Counselor for the Mortgage HOPE Crisis Hotline. ]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-mortgage-crisis-hotline-inspires-hope/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hotline-header-350x126.gif image/gif http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-brings-inspiration-to-sandtonview-high-school/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-brings-inspiration-to-sandtonview-high-school/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 23:39:39 +0000 HOPE Staff http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11546
John Hope Bryant founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Operation HOPE visited Sandtonview High School, a suburb of the Alexandra Township in Johannesburg to inspire students about the importance of graduating school and the impact of a good education. ]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-brings-inspiration-to-sandtonview-high-school/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image-350x261.jpeg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/drew-freeman-middle-school-celebrates-financial-literacy-month/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/drew-freeman-middle-school-celebrates-financial-literacy-month/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000 LaTeri McFadden http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11538
Banking on Our Future - DC partnered with Drew Freeman Middle School for their third annual Financial Literacy Empowerment Day to share the basics of personal finance with 8th grade classrooms. On Tuesday, April 23rd, volunteers from Wells Fargo, Industrial Bank, PNC, E*TRADE and Prince George’s Community College united forces to enlighten our future leaders about the fundamentals of money management.]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/drew-freeman-middle-school-celebrates-financial-literacy-month/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DFMS_-Group-Photo-All-Partners-350x261.jpg image/jpeg http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/statement-of-support-from-operation-hope-for-the-nomination-of-congressman-mel-watt/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/statement-of-support-from-operation-hope-for-the-nomination-of-congressman-mel-watt/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 02:11:09 +0000 Sherry John http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11542 http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/statement-of-support-from-operation-hope-for-the-nomination-of-congressman-mel-watt/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-for-first-time-homebuyers/ http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-for-first-time-homebuyers/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 13:00:13 +0000 Adrienne Butler http://blog.operationhope.org/?p=11529
HOPE Financial Dignity Center Atlanta hosted an attendance record-breaking workshop for future homeowners at on March 9, 2013, hosted by Adrienne Butler. ]]> http://blog.operationhope.org/2013/05/hope-for-first-time-homebuyers/feed/ 0 http://blog.operationhope.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo1-350x261.jpg image/jpeg