John Hope Bryant Mission Statement

  • "There is a difference between broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind and a depressed condition of your spirit, and you must vow to never, ever be poor again."
  • My vision for the poor, the under-served, and the wealthless of the world is to help them see themselves -- differently. We can do this by helping to expose, to educate, to empower, and ultimately to inspire them. To help them become "dreamers, with shovels in their own hands," quoting my friend Dr. Dorothy Height.
  • To see themselves for what and who they truly already are; rich in spirit. Assets, and not liabilities on the world's global balance sheet.
  • Because, I have seen, time and again, that given an informed choice, the poor do not want a hand out, but simply a hand up. They want the dignity that comes from doing for self.
  • That education is the ultimate poverty eradication tool, and when you know better, you tend to do better.
  • Moving from civil rights to silver rights. From integrating the lunch counter, to integrating the dollar too.
  • That low-wealth communities, the world over, represent future emerging markets waiting to be born. That one person can make a diference, and we are that one person. That we are all accountable and responsible for the world we live in, because it is literally the world we create. A little hope can make the difference.

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November 27, 2009

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max

There is a way to reach our young people with positive and empowering thoughts using some of the very things they cherish the most, music and their mobile phones. And as you point out in your writings, young people are good at understanding the real world applications of what they are being taught so there must be real world rewards for them to respect and participate in these processes.

We can help to re-program our youth. Doing nothing just allows the 'thug mentality' to prevail in its chosen method of message delivery.

John Hope Bryant

Agree 100% Max. We must take our communities back, and to create a tipping point for hope and change. 


John Hope Bryant
Founder, Chairman & CEO, Operation HOPE
Vice Chairman, U.S. President's Advisory Counsel on Financial Literacy


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max

Hello John, we are ready, willing and able to help get this thing going.............

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