{"id":26,"date":"2025-05-05T15:24:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pep2025dev.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:30:31","slug":"welcome-to-the-prison-entrepreneurship-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pep.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Prison Entrepreneurship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) <\/i>unites executives and inmates through <\/i>entrepreneurial passion and servant <\/i>leadership to transform lives, restore <\/i>families, and rebuild communities.<\/i><\/p>

Founded in 2004, PEP provides a holistic <\/i>solution of forming men while in prison to <\/i>develop the business skills and character <\/i>traits necessary for entrepreneurship. Upon <\/i>release, PEP supports them with <\/i>wraparound services (community, <\/i>employment, transportation, transition <\/i>housing, and business services<\/i>).<\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover how PEP transforms lives by equipping men in Texas prisons with the tools to become successful entrepreneurs, leaders, and fathers. Through a unique combination of character development, business training, and long-term support, PEP has helped over 3,000 men rewrite their stories.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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