PPEP has touched over 4 million people. developed numerous programs that have become national selfhelp models. has established 42 field offices operating with 17 group homes servicing over 167 developmentally disabled adults. and has created 13 charter high school campuses throughout Arizona. having graduated over 2.400 students in the past 11 years. The staff of PPEP has encouraged and enabled many disadvantaged citizens to develop technical skills and computer literacy which has allowed many of them to move from welfare to more productive lives in the job market. PPEP provides a bridge for farm workers. the rural poor and many other disadvantaged individuals. Due to the support of PPEP. many migrant workers. low income families and the rural poor are building homes. building businesses and building communities of opportunity.