Prison Entrepreneurship Program
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Prison Entrepreneurship Program. 100% employment, 500+ businesses created and +95% success rate. Learn more at https://t.co/jmzuqzbSDM
Houston, TX
Joined February 2010
16 pitches. 1 winner. Countless lives transformed. At PEP’s Fall 2025 Business Plan Competition & Graduation, Talacha was crowned BPC winner, graduates earned Baylor Certificates, and valedictorian Nigel S. inspired us all with the power of resilience. #SecondChances #PEP
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North Texas Giving Day is here, and we’re furnishing 8 units of second-step housing for PEP alumni. Pick your giving tier → https://t.co/OfpqiwkCEe
#AdoptARoom #NTXGivingDay #PEPImpact #SecondChances
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8 rooms. 14 lives ready for the next step. You can help furnish second-step housing for PEP alumni this #NTXGivingDay. Early giving is open now. Adopt a Room: https://t.co/OfpqiwkCEe
#PEPImpact #SecondChances #InnovationHouse #AdoptARoom #CommunitiesFoundationOfTexas
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100% of BAM pitchers had a record. 0% of them let that define their future. One built AR-powered safety goggles. Three bankers showed up to invest in people, not pity. This is what second chances actually look like. Follow for more stories like Sarge’s: https://t.co/CZI1cC9Eh5
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PEP's brand new website is live! After 21+ years of transforming lives, we've redesigned our digital home to better share: Our proven model Impact stats How YOU can help Explore the stories behind our 90% success rate: https://t.co/1H1jQ4vKtZ RT to spread #SecondChance
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Texas locks up 137K. PEP unlocks potential. Chelsea Cheung's blog shows how: ⚡️ <10% recidivism (vs 50%) 🏠 46% own homes 💼 700+ businesses launched Read & RT to support 2nd chances: https://t.co/5R9EdWbNvT
#PEPWorks
understandinghouston.org
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"Four walls. No windows. Now: A canvas for hope. ‘They told us we were forgotten. PEP made sure we’re seen.’ Help us recreate more spaces: https://t.co/XFjjF43dYf
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"90% of incarcerated people return to crumbling facilities daily. We’re painting a different future—one where walls whisper ‘you can change. This is rehabilitation made visible: [
https://t.co/kzSoBRhY47]"
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Entrepreneurs with access to capital are 33% less likely to recidivate—and 0% of Entre Capital borrowers have. With @PeopleFund & @Truist , we’re breaking barriers to second chances. Invest in change: https://t.co/lQ6jLvlQnw
#SecondChances #SBFF
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🚀 The challenge: How do we reach more lives with PEP’s life-changing program? ✅ The solution: PEP is now on every TDCJ tablet across Texas! 💡📲 This isn’t just tech—it’s second chances, scaled. 📣 See the impact live: 🔗 https://t.co/mncXe4LIla
#PEP #SecondChances #TDCJ
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An inspiring night at our Business Mixer! 💼✨ New connections, powerful words from DeAngelo Lee 🙌, and a $2.5K grant awarded to Crystal Burrows of Truckers Sidekick Inc.👏 Next up: 📍Houston – June 24 📍Dallas – BAM 🔗 https://t.co/mncXe4LIla
#PEP #Entrepreneurship
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Walked back through prison gates—not as an inmate, but as a mentor. I met dreamers, visionaries, men hungry for change. Grateful to give back through @PEP_org. This is what second chances look like. ~Charles Smith #PEP #SecondChances #Hope #Redemption #GiveBack
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🚨 NEW! Introducing the Prison Entrepreneurship Program Shareholder Experience 🚨 💡 Invest in second chances & follow real transformation from prison to purpose. ✅ Fund a class ✅ Get progress reports ✅ Join behind-the-scenes events 🎯 Goal: 1,000 shares = 1,000 lives
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✨ The networking event w/ Andrea De La Torre (@neverfailingloveinc) was a game-changer! She opened with: “What was your first job?” 💬—and just like that, real connections started. Missed it? Sign up for the next one: https://t.co/XpejGAgovX
#Networking #Community #Opportunity
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🚀 Networking Goldmine TONIGHT! Your next career breakthrough starts at @PEP's Collider! 🗓 TONIGHT May 27 | ⏰7-8:30PM 📍 The PEP Collider 🔥 Why swing by? ✅ Crush networking fears with pro hacks ✅ Connect with top-tier talent & mentors ✅ Fuel up on snacks & great convos
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Meet Anthony Beyo — PEP alum, 10-year military vet, & founder of United Exteriors. 🇺🇸🏗️ From service to second chances, he’s changing the construction game with innovation that goes beyond roofing & siding. 🎥 Watch his story👇 #PEPAlumni #VeteranOwned #ReentrySuccess #B2B
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MEET STEVE MENEFEE: From 30+ years in prison to B2B Houston 2025 WINNER! 🎥 Watch his inspiring journey 🗣️ “With the love and support of my family, @PEPtweets, Entre Capital, I was able to be coached not just in business but in the business of life.”
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Joy powers second chances! 🎉 At #B2BHouston2025, @PEP rocked the room with laughter, creativity & hope. Shoutout to Anthony Beyo, Charles Raimondo & Steve Menefee for showing how fun fuels transformation! 🔥 See the magic: https://t.co/69oJoRVY89...
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