Good if you need life skills training and it's somewhere to be if you've just gotten out I guess. They're HIGHLY misleading when it comes to getting people jobs. They DON'T get people jobs. As soon as you graduate the 40 hour workshop they tell you to go out and start wearing shoe leather down. I did everything they asked of me. Including first and foremost getting them their $895 from the State of Nevada. They provided me with ONE job lead. For a receptionist position. (I'm a dude!) That they had sent seven other people out to. Couldn't get so much as a bus pass out of these people. If you identify as Agnostic or Atheist they don't seem to like it. The program's very much based in faith and I'm not. They used to have an excellent substance abuse counselor but she's moved on. (Good for her) Their founder was issued a full pardon by the President in 2020 and ever since his ego's been quite a bit to take in many's eyes. Don't let them string you along with promises of employment. Because you'll discover that they're leaving that to you. I went to these people because I found myself unemployable after my release from prison and I bought what they were selling hook, line and sinker but the reality's not nearly as shiny as they'd have you believe. The only thing I will say is that to this day I remain sober and have not been back to jail and have been out of all trouble since 2019. But, all that's because of ME! Not anything Hope4Prisoners EVER did for me. read more

They say that they will help you, however, you have to go through so many classes and other requirements before you can even get a job. You have to wait 5/6 weeks just to get to see a case manager. So I ask , who's paying for our bills during these 6 weeks? All these classes are fine if you're in jail, but not out here when you're trying to survive and do right, so it's hard to try to hustle while you're getting through this just to get One last chance! They give you a false sense of Hope here! read more

John Ponder has done a phenomenal job creating a solution to assist in the transition of incarcerated citizens back into community. He has taken a proactive approach in building synergy with law-enforcement to assist our incarcerated citizens back in the community with work, education , and building positive relationships. The goal in our Society should be to reduce incarceration by providing meaningful rehabilitation. Thank you John and your team for a job well done. read more

This place is a scam they get government money for each prisoner they make to take there program and do nothing for them they have fake people come in to there class rooms and tell there fake stories wow and the state is in on it just like every thing else in this state it's a complete scam read more

Hope for Prisoners - Clay liesegang - Vocational & Technical School Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

I have barely just started this program and I can tell you it is absolutely amazing. The amount of love and support you receive from these individuals is amazing. This really is a place of hope. You can get better and start fresh. You have to put in the work but everything will always work out! read more

Im not sure why Tam left a 1 star review. I believe that to be a fictitious review. Personally speaking, Jon is a great man and well connected. A true pillar of our community. I got out of prison july 21 of 2017. I went back to hope as you always remain a member once you complete the 1 week class to better yourself and get back into reintegration in society. Anyhow, I immediately got a job and started in mid August after i had acquired my Tam and health card. I recommend anyone that has felony convictions go here to get help , a job and career. But they cant do everything for you, all you have to do is walk in the door and ask for help. And help you will receive, I promise you this. read more

This place has the best program for reentry. Jon Ponder has faithfully demonstrated after 10 years of servicing st HFP what reentry programs can do to change the former prisoner, their family, their community and the culture. I'm honored to be a part of this organization. It works. Thousands of prisoners are functioning in society because of their leadership. read more

Was a short time mentor but no mentee assigned since Oct 2017 then when trying to go to almost every Huddle, I believe missed 2, that when emailing to Jon, Angela, and Rodney (as mentor coordinator) there were times you don't get the responses in time if something was coming up for the ministry side, then after a 2 week stretch of email of same questions to them, one time from Angela stating if want to meet with them as it was just a question Rodney could have answered as not only me have issue of his position there; but I re-emailed again to remind them of my question to please respond, no response yet from email. I effortly tried to find another alternate number to get someone to respond and Jon Ponder calls and seeming to get paranoid stating I was stalking Angela when I was giving them few days to get back to me then asking him same question from the email which could have been read during the 2 weeks and he said more like they no longer needed my assistance there. Now, do you think that was fair to me without understanding what was going on as they never got the whole story? Which is sad coming from a Chaplain (past offender) stating this and not knowing me well but judging me and I even donated a check to Hope for Prisoners on Dec 1, 2017. Now do you think that's fair how this was handled when if they could have responded to me for an answer in a timely manner; or if Rodney would have done his job, this would not have happened at all? He's never responded to me since as he was doing earlier sometime ago way before the holidays. Everyone seems to praise this business (only see the EXTERIOR, but when you see how it is really handled in their own way, it is not what you actually see the truth of people. read more