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Operation HOPE Inspires Economic Empowerment at Santa Teresa Elementary School

The students of Santa Teresa Elementary School in San Jose, Ca. got to enjoy a break from their regular class schedule to celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday and legacy with a visit from HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant.

Micro-Lending Making Small Business Dreams a Reality: HOPE Center D.C. Client Leroy Jackson Featured on Kiva Zip

Starting a business in the current economy can seem like an unachievable dream. But Leroy Jackson has already shown that he can beat the odds. Now, with the help of Operation HOPE's Small Business Empowerment Program and the new Kiva Zip program, Leroy is turning his dreams into action and raising funds to start his own accounting and tax preparation business, The Jackson Group, LLC.

John Hope Bryant Shares the Silver Rights Mission at Clinton Global Initiative America 2012

John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Operation HOPE and Jennifer Tescher, President and CEO, Center for Financial Services Innovation served as advisors for the Financial Inclusion Working Group at the second annual Clinton Global Initiatives America in June.

John Hope Bryant moves crowd to action at WDC Financial Literacy Council inaugural Town Hall

“Where others see drug dealers, I see young entrepreneurs trapped in environments of joblessness and decay," said John Bryant.

Fed Chair Bernanke, Amb. Andrew Young, Russell Simmons, Global Leaders Join Operation HOPE for Historic Summit in Atlanta

Two-Day Financial Dignity Summit Focused on Community, Character and Responsible Capitalism ATLANTA – November 19, 2012 — Leaders from around the globe gathered in Atlanta last week for Operation HOPE’s Global Financial Dignity Summit to discuss financial dignity and literacy issues and find solutions for the economic problems faced by underserved communities around the world. The Summit, which was held...

Don’t Fail Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs (John Hope Bryant and Jim Clifton)

The future success of America's economy relies on its young people -- but adults aren't giving them the chance to succeed.

Baltimore Sun Op-Ed: Unleashing Invention In Our Schools

Everyone knows that the United States is in a terrible business slump, and there's no shortage of opinions about it and solutions for it — but there hasn't been much in the way of notable improvement.

John Hope Bryant, Advocate for Underserved, Speaks up at D.C. Financial Literacy Council

Operation HOPE’s Founder and CEO, John Hope Bryant, has proved time and again to be Washington’s premier advocate for financial literacy in underserved communities. As a chairman for the PACFC (President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability) Underserved and Community Empowerment Subcommittee, Mr. Bryant made special remarks at the DC Financial Literacy Council’s third meeting on...

John Hope Bryant Speaks to the Power of Entrepreneurship on The Intersection Show with Jeff Johnson

Gone are the days when young people join companies, beg for jobs & opportunities and wait to climb the ladder in the big business world. Instead, many may find that this cycle and those steps to becoming a CEO are simply unavailable, and according to the national unemployment rate --8.2%-- it may remain this way for a while (U.S. Department of Labor, June 2012).

HOPE Atlanta Featured at Steve Harvey Mentoring Weekend

Operation HOPE representatives James Bailey and Patrice Washington join Steve Harvey on Father's Day to teach financial management.

John Hope Bryant Statement on the Passing of Rodney King

My deepest regrets are expressed on the passing of Rodney King. My deepest regrets and condolences to his family and loved ones, during this difficult time. The Rodney King riots and civil unrest unlocked a moment in history. Not only for one of America’s most important cities, but for the nation as we whole. It was a moment heard, seen and even felt all around the world. What Rodney King chose to do...

CGI America 2012: John Hope Bryant on Creating New Pathways to Opportunity

Our founder John Hope Bryant speaks to the fundamentally transformative power of financial dignity at the Clinton Global Initiative's America 2012 Conference, held last week in Chicago, IL.

CGI America 2012: John Hope Bryant on the Evolution from Financial Literacy to Financial Dignity

Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant, attended CGI America 2012 in Chicago, IL last week, where he spoke on the evolution from financial literacy to financial dignity, and his future aspiration for a new generation of American youth. Bryant also discussed Operation HOPE's latest initiatives: HOPE 700 Credit Score Communities and HOPE Business In A Box. Read the complete article on Newsmax here.

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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.

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