Hope Now For Youth – Changing the lives of gang members since 1993

The problem: 23,000 gang members. 185 gangs.
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Executive Director and Founder Discuss Hope Now

July 9, 2018 / Pastor Roger / 0

In Touch Media Group interviewed our executive director, Bryce Naylor and our founder, Rev. Roger Minassian. You can listen to it here: http://www.intouchmediagroup.net/2018/06/21/gang-rehabilitation-fresno-hopegang-rehabilitation-fresno-roger-minassian-bryce-naylor-ryan-murry-hope-now-for-youth-now-for-youth/

Nowhere Man

March 4, 2018 / Pastor Roger / 0

Click here to read the latest piece from Pastor Roger Feenstra’s website, “Nowhere Man”.

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Hiring our Youth is a worthy investment. We offer employers a win-win relationship with our Hope Now youth. At-Risk youth can be excellent employees.

A word from some of our employers

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