Agency Details:

Operation Hope

OHI seeks to bring true and sustaining “HOPE” to those living in the other America, reminding them always that they are important and necessary, advocating important positions on their behalf within City and State government, the halls of Congress, the Senate, and other government, legislative and regulatory bodies. OHI seeks to create sustainable change within under-served communities by consistently promoting opportunity, self-esteem, self love, optimism and future aspiration. OHI advocates the positive merits of inner-city communities to big business interests, encouraging them to, in the words of OHI founder John Bryant, provide “a hand up, and not simply a hand out,” and to “do well by doing good.” In communities it serves OHI views the residents as customers, deserving of first class “customer service” and priority attention. In this regard OHI believes that America has suffered far too long with two Americas; one served, bustling with economic, educational and social opportunity, utilizing all of the tools of a capitalist society (i.e. capital access, cutting edge technology, information services, and high level personal relationships), and one grossly under-served, overly dependent, and historically neglected by the private sector.

History:
Operation HOPE, Inc. (OHI) is a non-profit, public benefit organization, founded immediately following the civil unrest of April 29, 1992 in Los Angeles. OHI is America’s leading provider of economic tools and services. OHI is an effective facilitator, lender, advocate and educator for and on behalf of the other America.

Contact people:

Sean Ransom, (phone), (email) Emily Ausbrook, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (213) 489-7511

Address:

3062 East 9th Street Oakland, CA 94601 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.operationhope.org

Last updated on September 28, 2009