The people and moments building KFF's future.
Weekly dispatches from Roots & Futures, Tuesdays with Junior, and the scholars, partners, and programs carrying KFF's four pillars forward.

Nicole Ari Parker and the Next Generation of Financial Leaders: “You Gave Me Courage”
On June 1, 2026, Nicole Ari Parker attended the National Personal Finance Challenge at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.…

18 Girls Are Going to Ghana to Find Out Where They Come From
Eighteen girls are about to find out where they come from. And they are going to find out in Ghana.…

Building the Foundation of Financial Wellness: Boris and Nicole Join Operation HOPE
This is far from a ceremonial role. It is a strategic alignment of purpose, happening exactly when it is needed…

The Pipeline That Changed Everything: How LOVE ALL and TRCF Are Rewriting the Future
In 2023, Joseline Umulisa launched the Tennis Rwanda Children’s Foundation (TRCF) with a single mission: to prove that a tennis…

GymWrap × Kodjoe Family Foundation: How Nicole Ari Parker Is Using a Fitness Brand to Fund the Movement
LIFT ALL × GymWrap In 2011, Nicole Ari Parker had a simple observation: Black women were skipping the gym to…

LOVE ALL × Girls Rule the Court: What Happens When You Give Girls the Court
LOVE ALL × Girls Rule the Court A 4th grader in Baltimore picks up a tennis racket for the first…

June: Architecture & The Built Environment
We have often been told that space is neutral — that a street is just a path and a building…

Why I Became a HOPE Goodwill Ambassador
Let me tell you why I said yes. When Operation HOPE called about the Goodwill Ambassadors program, I didn't ask…

This Is Silver Rights: Why We’re Standing with Operation HOPE
In 1992, the city of Los Angeles was on fire. John Hope Bryant looked at the wreckage and asked a…

This Month: Semis, School, and the Exam Countdown
Tuesdays with Junior | Monthly Recap | May 2026 May is the month Junior's two full time jobs, tennis and…

May: The Philosophers of Labor
We have been taught that labor is a commodity — a resource to be extracted, measured, and eventually discarded. But…

This Month: Rising Through the Draw
Tuesdays with Junior | Monthly Recap | April 2026 April kept Junior on the same climb he started in March,…

