Thank you!
Thank you for joining us at the Legacy of Hope Gala. Your presence made the evening truly meaningful for our team and for the students, families, and partners who build Hope with us every day.
From the Scholars of H.O.P.E.’s performance to the voices of our youth and resident leaders and Dr. Aisha Nyandoro’s powerful keynote, the night was filled with reminders of why this mission matters and how our community continues to grow stronger together.
With your support, we raised over $200,000 toward our $300,000 goal. If you weren’t able to give during the event and would like to help us close the gap, we would be grateful—every contribution moves this work forward.
Thank you for believing in this mission and for being part of our Legacy of Hope.
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Aisha Nyandoro
With more than two decades of experience working to improve the quality of life for people with limited financial resources, Aisha Nyandoro is a leader in the campaign to end generational poverty. She is the founding CEO of Springboard To Opportunities, a nonprofit that helps affordable housing residents reach their life goals. In 2018, Nyandoro launched the Magnolia Mother’s Trust, a first-of-its-kind guaranteed income program for Black mothers in the United States, and she has worked to scale the program’s success nationally through policies such as the expanded Child Tax Credit and a federal guaranteed income.
Nyandoro is an Emerson Collective Dial Fellow as well as a fellow of the Highland Project, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network and Ascend at the Aspen Institute. She is a TED speaker, 2022 McNulty Prize Winner and the 2022 Disrupter Change Champion from Community Change. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Essence, NBC, and CNN. She holds a B.A. from Tennessee State University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. When not working to liberate financial capital, she is a wife and mom to two very charming sons.
