Hope Now community gathering in Fresno with mentors and young men

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GANGS TO JOBS

A job and caring relationships lifts a gang member from the streets and into transformation, belonging and generosity.

Your prayers, time, and generosity help a young man show up for work, stay connected to mentors, and rebuild trust at home and across Fresno neighborhoods.

WHAT YOU WILL FIND HERE

Hope Now is built around one practical idea: a job plus a steady relationship changes the path for a young man who wants off the streets. This homepage points you to the parts of our site that match how you want to get involved, so you can move from curiosity to a clear next step.

If you are a young man who wants to work

Start with Get a Job to see how intake works, what a typical week looks like, and how counselors walk with you while you train, interview, and adjust to a new schedule. What to Expect answers common questions about accountability, transportation, and follow-up after you are placed.

If you hire, give, or serve

Employers can open a conversation through Hire a Youth or Partner with Hope Now when you want ongoing placements instead of a single hire. After you schedule an interview, read the Employer First Week Guide for a simple day-one through day-five checklist. Families and churches often begin at How to Help for current needs, while Hope Now Transformations and the email list keep you close to real stories from Fresno.

Help For Gang Members

SEEKING A SECOND CHANCE?

Your opportunity to start fresh, get a job, and meet someone who cares about your future… Hope Now counselors have been there.

 

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Hire Employees

HIRE US

Employers can quickly & easily hire eager, dedicated, hard-working men seeking a second chance. It is simple, we set it all up for you.

 

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Support Hope Now For Youth

PARTNER WITH HOPE NOW

We’re on a mission to bring hope to men seeking to leave the gang life through friendship, jobs, and faith – and ensure success for everyone.

Join the movement.

 

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What you can expect hiring our Hope Now guys…

  • We are truly blessed by the work at Hope Now with two of my employees. We’ve experienced remarkable success and accountability of their program; all in the name of the Lord.

    Bill Lebda
    Owner, Secure-It-New

  • We have a long and successful history of working with Hope Now For Youth. We are proud to have placed a number of their clients with the employers we serve. Many have been hired from temporary positions to full time employment.

    Tim Conboy
    Marketing Manager, Ultimate Staffing Services

  • Fresno Plumbing & Heating, Inc. has been a proud sponsor and partner with Hope Now For Youth for over 20 years. We are only where we are today through the grace of God and look forward to a future supporting Hope Now For Youth-mutually benefiting by gaining dedicated employees and contributing to the betterment of our community.

    Larry Kumpe
    President/Owner, Fresno Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

  • Hope Now For Youth always sends us hard working employees when we need them. I recommend Hope Now to employers needing labor. Hiring from this organization helps put a young man on the right track.

    Jason Newman
    Plant Manager, Dan-D-Pak

  • We are impressed by this organization and their assistance and dedication to young men in our community. The staff at Hope Now helps so many employees and employers, their never-ending love and support cannot be measured. Our company has been truly blessed to hire young men from Hope Now For Youth.

    Bill Rolbiecki
    Manager, Secure-It-New

  • I’ve had a great experience working with Hope Now For Youth. The organization is a helpful resource that we can turn to when we are looking for candidates for employment. We have found employees hired through Hope Now have a good attitude, are respectful, and grateful for the opportunity.

    Jared Medaris
    President, Expo Party Rentals

  • We have worked with Hope Now For Youth since 2006. We are proud to say that many individuals who have come from Hope Now are some of our best employees. Hope Now is professional and upstanding in their work ethic.

    Toni Kemp
    National Director, Exact Staff Inc.

  • We have on two occasions hired young men brought to us from Hope Now For Youth. Each young man has been respectful, kind, and loved by our pastors, directors and office staff.

    George Posthumus
    Senior Pastor, Riverpark Bible Church

  • Our relationship with the Hope Now Ministry has been a true blessing to our staff, congregation and community. I feel blessed that the Lord has placed me in a position where I can have direct contact with people like the Hope Now staff and its participants. This ministry presents a shining light in our broken world.

    Torsten Grunberg
    Director of Finance & Facilities, First Presbyterian Church, Fresno