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AI Ethics Council Founded by Open AI and Operation HOPE Holds Inaugural Meeting
July 1, 2024Initiated by Open AI CEO Sam Altman and Operation HOPE CEO John Hope Bryant, the group aims to ensure underserved communities can participate in the evolution of AI ATLANTA, July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The AI …

Operation HOPE Partners with Wing 2 Wing Foundation to Provide Free Financial Coaching and Small Business Development Resources to Residents in West Virginia
June 11, 2024Expansion of Operation HOPE services in Huntington includes a local certified financial coach with a focus on starting, growing and scaling new small businesses HUNTINGTON, W.Va., June 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Operation HOPE, a national …

Sadie’s “Maid”-to-Order Dream Comes to Life
September 14, 2023Leaving home is rarely an easy thing to do. But when mom calls and asks that you move from one state to another to assist with her growing business, you …

Rachel Finds a Sense of Community Among Fellow Entrepreneurs
August 25, 2023Entrepreneurs and small business owners come to Operation HOPE at different stages of their business life cycle and with different levels of business knowledge. Most enter the program with just …

The Little Lady Driving Big Success
August 11, 2023They say big things come in small packages. Cora Cleasants agrees and would be the first to tell you that that saying is about her. This 5’3”, grandmother of four …

Operation HOPE and City of Atlanta Highlight Innovative Child Savings Program During ‘Year of the Youth’ Initiative
February 2, 2023Data outcomes prove positive impact on children and families in need ATLANTA – February 2, 2023 – Operation HOPE, Inc., the nation’s largest non-profit dedicated to financial empowerment for underserved …

OPERATION HOPE AND FULTON BANK PARTNERSHIP GENERATES NEARLY
$1 BILLION IN LOANS TO LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOMEBUYERS
January 23, 2023
Since 2016, Fulton Bank has made a substantial number of low- to moderate-incomehome loans through its partnership with Operation HOPE Lancaster, Pa. & Atlanta, Ga. (January 23, 2023) – Operation …

VineBrook Homes Commits $1 Million to Expand Successful Partnership with Operation HOPE
January 11, 2023DAYTON, Ohio, January 10, 2023 – VineBrook Homes announced today it is expanding its partnership with Operation HOPE to include a five-year, $1 million commitment to provide its residents across …

OPERATION HOPE MAKES HISTORY AT 9TH ANNUAL HOPE GLOBAL FORUMS WITH NEW PARTNER COMMITMENT
December 23, 2022ATLANTA (December 23, 2022) – Nearly 5,000 delegates representing over 40 countries gathered at Operation HOPE’s 9th Annual HOPE Global Forums | Annual Meeting (HGF). The standing-room-only conference garnered multiple …

OPERATION HOPE’S 1 MILLION BLACK BUSINESS INITIATIVE HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 155,000 BLACK BUSINESSES TO DATE
December 13, 2022Total reflects more than 5% of all Black-owned businesses in the U.S. Innovative program continues to create new entrepreneurs by providing tools and resources in historically underserved communities ATLANTA (DECEMBER …