HOPE CEO Joins US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty

Joins 24 leading experts nationwide

Jackson, MS – HOPE CEO, Bill Bynum, was recently invited to join the US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty, new collaborative aimed at discovering permanent ladders of mobility for the poor. Bynum is one of 24 experts, advocates and academics from across the country selected for this initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and staffed by the Urban Institute.

An independent effort, the Partnership will seek out diverse expertise to examine the causes of persistent poverty and stagnant mobility, and identify breakthrough solutions that can be put into action by philanthropy, practitioners, and the private sector. Bynum brings to the Partnership over 30 years of experience working in communities that are home to some of the nation’s most entrenched poverty.

About HOPE
HOPE (Hope Enterprise Corporation and Hope Credit Union) is a community development financial institution, community development intermediary and policy institute that provides affordable financial services; leverages private, public and philanthropic resources; and engages in policy analysis in order to fulfill its mission of strengthening communities, building assets, and improving lives in economically distressed parts of the Mid South.

Since 1994, HOPE has generated over $2 billion in financing and related services for the unbanked and underbanked, entrepreneurs, homeowners, nonprofit organizations, health care providers and other community development purposes. Collectively, these projects have benefitted more than 650,000 individuals throughout Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.