Banking On Our Future Los Angeles

LA HOPE Center Participates in Hands For HOPE Event

Hands for Hope’s Executive Director, Ms Lydia Floyd invited Operation HOPE and other local organization to participate in the Hands for HOPE event to empower families. Eighteen families attended the event where representatives spoke from Operation Hope, Chrysalis, US Bank, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, El Nido Family Center and Child Care Resources spoke to the families. Parents have already let us know that...

Los Angeles HOPE Centers Celebrate Clients Accomplishments at 2012 End of the Year Customer Recognition Event

HOPE Financial Dignity Centers, Los Angeles Region, held an end of the year Customer Recognition event on Thursday Dec 21, 2012. Over 40 guests from the LA Region attended the event to celebrate the accomplishments of clients from various HOPE programs such as: cyber cafe/technology workshops, mortgage crisis and homeownership. HOPE LA Region staff led by VP Leo Cablayan, were praised for their commitment to serve...

‘Tickets Fore Charity’ Benefiting Operation HOPE

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...

LA HOPE Center Hosts Cyber Cafe Member Book Signing, “Raising Hell, a Life of Activism”

In support of one of the L.A. HOPE Centers long time Cyber Cafe members and supporters, the HOPE Center sponsored a book signing featuring Mr. Najee Ali’s inaugural book release called, “Raising Hell, A Life of Activism”. Najee has been a friend of HOPE for almost 20 years and a local activist in Los Angeles for just as long. His book chronicles the history of activism in the LA area, from...

Banco Popular Volunteers Teach Banking on Our Future at Jefferson Elementary School in Anaheim, CA

Eleven Banco Popular volunteers visited Jefferson Elementary School in Anaheim, CA to teach HOPE’s Banking on Our Future program to over 137 5th and 6th grade students. Both the students and the volunteers enjoyed the BOOF program. Banco Popular has committed to not only going back to Jefferson to complete the remaining BOOF modules, but to also reach out to more schools in the Orange County area! Thanks...

Finance 101 at UC Riverside

Operation HOPE makes a trip to UC Riverside the alma mater of HOPE Fellow Whitney Robinson. She along with Eric Clay presented a workshop on Financial Literacy to a full house of around 75 undergraduate college freshmen. The workshop offered information on banking, credit and most importantly student loans. Although the event was advertised as Finance 101 it was anything but a college lecture. It was a...

Stories of HOPE: Testament to the Power of eEmpowerment – It’s Electric!

A HOPE Client shares his story of digital connectedness. Are you connected?

How will you build the future? Kedisa Johnson asks an expert at HOPE Corps

The spotlight shines on volunteer Hector Leal, a retail banking specialist who has made a commitment to help our future develop the financial literacy needed for confidence, empowerment, and success. Kedisa Johnson, Program Manager for Banking on Our Future, asks Hector to share his story. KJ: Tell us a little bit about yourself. HL: My name is Hector Leal and I’m currently working at Beal bank as a...

700 Credit Score Communities Hits Los Angeles

Debt plays a pivotal role in our lives. It shapes how we spend our money. It shapes how we pursue our ambitions. When we fight debt, we fight for our own empowerment and our ability to make a difference in our lives. That's why the L.A. HOPE Center has launched a regional 700 Credit Score Community Initiative.

Final Thanks to HOPE Fellow Ann Li – Live!

Summer Fellow Ann Li didn’t leave the FILE program without making a huge impact on HOPE clients and personnel. After teaching a six-week course in Banking on Our Future, Ann was personally thanked by students in this adorable video created by our partner, Choice Group Inc.: http://www.vimeo.com/46714201

HOPE Fellow Reflects on Experience Teaching Banking on Our Future

Ann Li reflects on her experience teaching Banking on Our Future.

HOPE Fellowship – The Perfect Stepping Stone for a Soon-to-be Graduate

Your first full-time job is always an experience to remember, and at week six of the HOPE Forum Fellowship, Sherry Tao is rocking the 40-hour work week and taking on the prep for November's Global Dignity Summit.

Los Angeles Event Honors the Past and the Future of Financial Empowerment

Over the last year, the HOPE Center has helped clients make dramatic transformations in their financial and personal lives, helping raise credit scores, modify loans, and prevent foreclosures. Friends joined at the La Brea HOPE Center to celebrate the HOPE community and its successful work promoting the dignity and dreams of clients.

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WHAT IS OPERATION HOPE?

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.

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