John Hope Bryant

HOPE Financial Dignity Center, Ebenezer on the Move in Atlanta

From Gallup.Com: Germans' Life Ratings Decline Slightly Amid Eurozone Crisis

Germans were slightly less positive about their lives in 2011 than they were in 2010. Their emotional wellbeing also worsened somewhat last year.

Read more at GALLUP.com.

 

Poverty Factoid

There are poor whites in America, than poor anyone else.

 

Operation HOPE, Atlanta Stands with Atlanta Prosperity Campaign for EITC in 2012

Operation HOPE, Atlanta was honored to stand with the Atlanta Prosperity Campaign, the IRS, the Atlanta Food Bank and others at a press conference last week to launch a focus on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for working individuals and families.  Icons Ambassador Andrew Young, the HOPE Global Spokesman, and Congressman John Lewis both joined the press conference.

The EITC is a powerful vehicle for individuals and families to change their lives, providing up to $5,700 to qualified individuals.  Best of all, EITC a tax credit and not just a benefit, meaning you can receive a cash refund or reduce your tax burden.  Furthermore, it is retroactive for up to three years, meaning that if you qualify in 2011 for say a $4,000 cash refund, you may also qualify for as much as $12,000, receiving the total sum within 30 days directly from the IRS.

A Untapped Resource in Atlanta

Last week I toured the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency with its director, Ms. Deborah Lum, and to say I was impressed would be an understatement.  They do so much here for the poor, the underserved and really -- just anyone that is striving in their lives for a future that is "better," brighter and more aspirational.

The center grew and helped high students attend college under Mayor Shirley Franklin, and is doing even more under the administration of Mayor Kasim Reed.

Reader Testimonial: Why I’m Still Reading: “Love Leadership” by John Hope Bryant

I’ve been reading and rereading this book for over two years.

After reading it cover to cover it has become one of those books that I pull out and flip through periodically – and I always leave with more!

Read the complete reader testimonial Blog piece here.

 

Special From Gainesville Sun: Banquet speaker talks class, money

John Hope Bryant was the keynote speaker at the 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame Banquet.

Buy PhotoBRAD McCLENNY/Special to the Guardian

By CLEVELAND TINKER
Special to the Guardian

Published: Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 5:27 p.m.

Life in the 21st century is about economic freedom more than anything else for blacks in Gainesville, the U.S. and people around the world.

That was the message delivered by John Hope Bryant at the 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame Banquet Sunday night to more than 325 people at the Paramount Plaza Hotel.

Read the complete story here.

 

Love & Spirituality Quote of the Day

"A saint, is a sinner that got up...."

Bishop Kenneth Ulmer, friend of John Hope Bryant

 

Welcome to Mrs. Latresa McLawhorn-Ryan, Esq. as Newest Member of Operation HOPE Family

The Operation HOPE family is honored and pleased to welcome Mrs. Latresa McLawhorn-Ryan, Esq., as the new Operation HOPE Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Development.  Latresa will serve as a "foundational builder" of sorts in and around our Operation HOPE Development Group, and has a history of impressive personal and professional achievement behind her.  Amongst other accomplishments, Latresa started and ran her own small business (legal and trust activities) in Washington, D.C. and later Atlanta, Georgia, where she now resides (with her husband Andrew Ryan).

President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability Helps Americans Achieve Financial Security

 

Special from the Operation HOPE Blog.

President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability Helps Americans Achieve Financial Security.