We have learned that having a job alone isn’t a measure of “success,” but the real difference is found in their ability to belong to a community.
The skills needed for entrepreneurship are a vehicle for transformation within the context of a community.
In turn, the fundamentals of an entrepreneurial character become the foundation for a healthy, judgment-free community – a second chance community in which a person can belong, whether that person was incarcerated or not.
This dramatically reduces return-to-prison rates while considerably increasing employment rates and business ownership.
PEP’s comprehensive program provides consistent points of contact through a three-phase in-prison program which seamlessly continues with a two-phase program upon release.
