FinTech Magazine August 2019 | Page 143

spirit and commitment are a real differentiator for the company , Harpe insists – home ownership is all about aspiration , the family and a stable society , so the company that Kevin Stitt founded has always looked for ways to reach out . The projects it supports are numerous , but typified by the establishment and continuing support of a Christian school in Nigeria in 2009 as well as the Gateway Youth Ranch in Uganda which enhances the lives of disadvantaged young people in that country .
Closer to home , Harpe picks out Pearl ’ s Hope , a Tulsa-based project and refuge that supports homeless women and their families and helps them get back on their feet . “ Oftentimes they find themselves having to run from home without the most basic necessities of life : Gateway provides Pearl ’ s Hope with some of these essentials .” The compassion he clearly feels chimes in with the company ’ s ethos of helping hard-working people regardless of their current wealth .
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