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HOPE For Prisoners Vocational Village

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Welcome to the Hope For Prisoners Vocational Village, a place where transformation takes center stage as currently incarcerated individuals are given the opportunity earn real life tools, skills, and support they will need to reintegrate into society as productive and thriving members.
This is made possible through a 120,000 square feet vocational training complex in the state of Nevada, in partnership with Governor Lombardo, the Nevada Department of Corrections and the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. Our village features certifications in: Welding, Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Plumbing, Masonry, Electrical, and Warehouse Logistics.
This facility is part of a broader mission Hope for Prisoners has for those incarcerated individuals who are set to be released within an 18-month period. The program as a whole will feature a "Hope for Prisoners" dedicated unit inside the Southern Desert Correctional Center and will serve 120 men at any given time with programming including: cognitive and life skills training, substance misuse treatment and therapy, higher education enrollment, intensive case management, job readiness training and job placement assistance, leadership development and more.

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Our Goals
  • Serve a total of 800 clients within the first 4-year timeframe.
  • Reduce the current recidivism rate of 28.63% in Nevada through vocational training inside the correctional facility, thus enhancing public safety.
  • Establish an innovative, evidence-based reentry and vocational training model at SDCC that can become the state of Nevada’s very first reentry prison facility.
  • Train, educate and equip incarcerated individuals and prepare them to successfully reintegrate into our community.
  • Increase the number of offenders that are released with a college education or vocational trade certification.
  • Assist Southern Nevada employers to fill in-demand positions with a skilled and work-ready labor force.

Quotes About Vocational Village

“If you’re incarcerated, your opportunities for a launching pad to really be able to learn and find a career, find a vocation, and to be involved are pretty limited. There’s just not many options other than to just serve your time and then try to figure it out when it gets close to getting out. HOPE for Prisoners helps to create and guide individuals to these opportunities.”

Guy MartinMartin Harris Construction

“I’m sure that many of us have had family members who made a mistake at some point in their lives and back in the day there weren’t these kind of programs. We all need second chances. We need these individuals that HFP serves in our society. We need them in the jobs that are being created. We need them to be leaders within their own communities, within their own families and to show others the way. What is important is that we help clear the path for others.”

Dr. Fredrico ZaragozaCollege of Southern Nevada

“When we are meeting with companies that are interested in relocating to Southern Nevada and looking at new communities, there are always two things that these companies want to know about. One is “ Is there enough water for me to have a sustainable business here?” The next is to ask me about the workforce. They ask, “Will I have a pipeline of employees that I can draw from”? I love to be able to answer “Yes!”and Hope for Prisoners, in particular this new vocational center is a key part of that emphatic answer.”

Tina QuigleyLas Vegas Global Economic Alliance

“It is about those intangible elements that we were taught by our forefathers that add value to business. The pool, if you will, in Southern Nevada needs to be enhanced. We believe that the re-entry population will serve as a vital source as we continue to grow as a valley. HFP clients are coachable, they are teachable. Southern Nevada believes in second chances, and we need to afford these men and women the opportunity to come home and not only have sustainable income but to attract an excellent quality of life.”

Cecil FielderWorkforce Connections

“The vocational work that Hope for Prisoners is doing is not only out of the box thinking and creative, but it is something that is necessary. These folks that are doing their time will be coming out trained and equipped. We need to turn them into taxpayers and make sure that they never go back in and become and asset to the employee base that is so needed in this community.”

Peter GuzmanLatin Chamber of Commerce Nevada
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Together, We Pave the Way for Brighter Futures

We are immensely grateful to our network of community partners who stand beside us in this mission of transformation. These organizations and businesses share our vision of providing second chances and are instrumental in making the Vocational Village a place of opportunity and growth. Together, we pave the way for brighter futures.
From educational institutions offering training to local businesses providing employment opportunities, our community partners play a vital role in the success stories that emerge from our programs. They exemplify the spirit of collaboration and compassion that defines our community.
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