PPEP Donate Now! Add PPEP to your charitable giving! African Traditional Music PPEP Employee Login Organic Farming Clean Water Zika (Virus) Safe FGM Awareness Deforestation Diabetes Prevention Education Heroes & Warriors vs Pandemic Let's Be Friends♥ Good News! Languages: PROGRAMS ABOUT PPEP CITATIONS, EVENTS & NEWS HR / EMPLOYMENT ANNUAL REPORTS TAX CREDIT CONTACT US In 1967, PPEP, Inc. was founded by Dr. John David Arnold aboard a 1957 Chevy bus named “La Tortuga (tortoise)” with a $19,000 grant from the Tucson Committee for Economic Opportunity. Its mission to “improve the quality of rural life.” Four decades later PPEP remains dedicated to carrying out the dreams of its first Bracero migrant farm workers students for a better way of life. Si Se Pudo. Yes We Can. TAKE THE JOURNEY! In 1967, PPEP, Inc. was founded by Dr. John David Arnold aboard a 1957 Chevy bus named “La Tortuga (tortoise)” with a $19,000 grant from the Tucson Committee for Economic Opportunity. Its mission to “improve the quality of rural life.” Four decades later PPEP remains dedicated to carrying out the dreams of its first Bracero migrant farm workers students for a better way of life. Si Se Pudo. Yes We Can. Anniversary Bus Stops Previous PMHDC Helping business owners become self-sufficient. Learn More PPEP Integrated Care Enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities. Learn More AZ Virtual Academy / Insight AZ Helping students reach their true potential. Learn More Next ABOUT PPEP View more videos Click here to see all images. Portable, Practical Educational Preparation or PPEP, Inc. (non-profit 501 (c) (3)) Also known as Project PPEP, was founded by Doctor John David Arnold in 1967. PPEP’s mission is “To improve the quality of rural life.” Over 4,000,000 people have received services from PPEP over the past 45+ years. PPEP’s services are provided by professional and dedicated staff. These services include a variety of human, economic, microbusiness, education, charter schools, health, housing, counseling, employment, job training, humanitarian, and services to the development disabled to name a few. Under the portable, practical education, preparation model these services empower rural people to improve their quality of life and be self-sufficient. Journey with us and see how this is being accomplished. Annual Reports Learn About PPEP Donate Today! PPEP receives a variety of grants, but it’s restricted monies and is never enough. Your donation to PPEP provides support to any one of its numerous programs, all designed to help those in need. You can designate which program you’d like to support – just hit the “Donate” button for further details. Donate LA TORTUGA La Tortuga is the original bus used by Doctor John David Arnold to travel to local Tucson area farms, providing the farmworkers with basic education and English classes - the first portable educational program offered by PPEP. Today, La Tortuga, refurbished to its former glory, sits in PPEP’s Farmworker Hall of Fame, where it’s used as a meeting room for PPEP visitors. Learn More PROGRAMS PPEP Foundation Youth Human Services International PPEP Microbusiness and Housing Development Corporation PMHDC Southwest Medical Aid PPEP TEC PPEP Integrated Care Adult Employment Training & Vocational Education AZ Virtual Academy / Insight AZ PPEP Prevention Department ABOUT PPEP History Dr. John David Arnold PPEP and Affiliates Corporation Executive Team PPEP Videos NCCR CITATIONS, EVENTS & NEWS Calendar HR / EMPLOYMENT Employment Opportunities Values in Action Wellness Company Benefits ANNUAL REPORTS TAX CREDIT Donate CONTACT US PPEP Administration Office 802 East 46th Street Tucson, AZ 85713 | Office (520) 622-3553 | Fax (520) 622-1480 | TDD 1-800-367-8939 © 2021 Portable Practical Educational Preparation, Inc | All rights reserved. Tucson Web Design by Anchor Wave