Georgia Resilience & Opportunity Fund
Hope Wollensack is an experienced leader in policy development and community engagement, currently serving as the Executive Director of the Georgia Resilience & Opportunity Fund since October 2021. Previously, Hope held roles such as Senior Strategist at the Economic Security Project and Director of the Old Fourth Ward Economic Security Task Force, where efforts focused on advancing financial security reforms and economic security policies like guaranteed income pilots. Additionally, Hope's advocacy work at Fair Fight Action contributed to significant policy developments regarding voter disenfranchisement. Earlier experience includes pivotal roles with the Democratic Party of Georgia, where strategies increased voter turnout among young people and communities of color, and teaching roles in education. Hope holds a Master's degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Tufts University.
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Georgia Resilience & Opportunity Fund
The GRO Fund builds bold, evidence-based and community-driven solutions to address poverty and narrow the racial wealth divide. GRO aims to bridge the gap between policymakers, experts, and impacted communities by convening these actors around bold, actionable, community-based initiatives and policies. Our work strives to grow the possibilities of what is achievable to close the racial wealth divide and live in a state where no one lives in poverty.