How a community-minded financial institution builds community wealth

HOPE Credit Union and Enterprise Corporation (HOPE), based in Jackson, Miss., has been investing in affordable housing, economic development, entrepreneurship, financial stability, health, and education throughout the South for 25 years.

The stories of the people who benefit from their programs are as varied as the urban and rural places where HOPE works, which include one-third of the nation’s “persistent poverty counties.” Whether it is helping a formerly incarcerated person launch and grow a new business, or connecting an unemployed worker to critical job training programs, or helping a family finance their first home, the work of this CDFI touches thousands of Americans every day.

Read HOPE Stories to see how innovative, responsive community investment efforts create opportunities for people to thrive.