PEP Results
Our Main Focus
Provide participants with a comprehensive solution to re-entry in a structured environment of accountability. Once they are released from prison, we help our participants breakthrough these barriers, so they are left with no excuse to return to a life of crime.
Since 2004, PEP has produced the nation’s leading results in the prison rehabilitation industry by dramatically reducing return-to-prison rates while considerably increasing employment rates and business ownership. We are proud of the hard work and results our graduates have achieved.
In-Prison Activities
In prison, our participants go through a mini-MBA program while constantly having their character building reinforced through learning our 10 driving values and becoming a servant leader.
Post-Release Activities
Post-release, we focus on helping men overcome barriers to success as they find living-wage employment or launch a business while continuing to reinforce their character in our transition homes and eSchool classes.
Entrepreneurship
PEP hosts a weekly “eSchool”–our 100 series is focused on life skills needed to succeed and is taught by executives, business owners, and university professors.
Recently launched, our 200 series focused
on our participants that want to become entrepreneurs and helping them build
their businesses.
- +3,300 graduates.
- 100% of graduates are
employed within 90 days of release. - Graduates average 20 days “from prison to paycheck”.
- Recidivism rates are consistently below 9% (compared to the Texas 3-year average of 21.4%).
- For those who live in our transitional homes and graduate from our post-release program, the rate drops to approximately 4%.
- More than 500 businesses have been launched by PEP graduates.
- Nearly 100% of PEP graduates are still employed after 12 months (compared to a nearly 50% national unemployment rate among ex-offenders).
- PEP graduates have a $12.63/hour average starting wage (68% above minimum. wage)
Recognitions
Texas Governor’s Award for Criminal Justice Volunteer Service.
Rising Star Award from the Monitor Group/Fast Company Social Capitalist Awards.
Finalist in contests for the Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation and Ashoka Changemakers award.
Extensive media coverage.
