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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Qorvis Named Agency of Record For Operation Hope
June 3, 2005 - WASHINGTON , DC - Qorvis Communications, a leading privately held public relations firm, announced today it has signed on as agency of record for Operation HOPE, a national non-profit organization seeking to bring economic self-sufficiency and revitalization to America's inner city communities.
Qorvis will help create and roll-out a national communications plan to raise awareness and garner support for the organization, which offers financial literacy programs to underserved and underprivileged communities across the country.
“We believe in and support Operation HOPE’s vision and efforts, which will make our work for them that much more effective and meaningful,” said Rich Masters, managing director at Qorvis. “We look forward to helping Operation HOPE communicate their cause and grow on a national level.”
The partnership follows a recent project in which Qorvis helped publicize the opening of Operation HOPE’s newest HOPE Center, located in the Anacostia district of Washington, DC There are currently seven HOPE Centers open in the U.S.
“I could not be more thrilled to have a firm of the quality of Qorvis representing Operation HOPE,” said John Bryant, founder, chairman and CEO, Operation HOPE. “We built the organization with our own counsel, energy and effort, but we cannot grow it further without the counsel, energy and efforts of others. Experts and leaders in their field; experts and leaders such as Qorvis. And they genuinely care too! Honored to be associated. Truly. This alignment proves you can do well and do good, all at the same time.”
Operation HOPE is the second premiere civil rights organization to be added to Qorvis’ client roster. The agency also exclusively represents The National Urban League.
About Qorvis
Qorvis Communications is a client service driven public relations firm. Formed in August 2000, Qorvis has offices in Washington, DC, and McLean, Va., and provides its clients with expertise in the areas of investor and financial relations, public affairs, grassroots campaigns, public and media relations, marketing communications, Internet-based campaigns and research and opinion surveys. The Washington, DC-based law firm Patton Boggs is an investor in and strategic partner to Qorvis. For more information, visit www.qorvis.com.
About Operation HOPE
Operation HOPE, Inc. (OHI), is America's first nonprofit social investment bank and a national provider of financial literacy and economic empowerment programs. Through ongoing collaborations and long-term partnerships with leading government, private sector, and community interests, OHI works to bring self-sufficiency and a sustained spirit of revitalization to America's inner-city communities. OHI's HOPE Centers, a growing network of inner-city banking centers, have created more than 800 new homeowners and small business owners, more than $125 million in funded loans, and more than $210 million in commitments for homeownership and small business loans from their 250 bank and corporate partners. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and a network of private and community partners, OHI's HOPE Coalition America has provided free financial counseling and casework services to Americans affected by natural disasters and national emergencies in 125 cities in 35 states to date. Taken together, these programs make Operation HOPE the national leader in economic empowerment tools and services for the under-served in America. OHI and its programs can be found online at www.operationhope.org, www.bankingonourfuture.org, and www.hopecoalitionamerica.org.