ABOUT PROGRAMS CAREERS NEWS + EVENTS RESOURCES DONATE ABOUT Mission + Philosophy COMPASSION IN OUR MISSION AND HOPE IN OUR VISION Our Mission: Positive Education Program helps troubled and troubling children learn and grow. As one of Ohio’s largest non-profit agencies committed to children, PEP provides services – both direct and consultative in nature – for children with severe mental health and behavioral challenges, their families and the professionals who support them. PEP is committed to understanding and overcoming the significant trauma and chronic stress experienced by many of the children we serve. Programs include six PEP Day Treatment Centers, PEP Connections, PEP Early Childhood Plus and PEP Assist. Strength-based philosophy Anchored in the time-tested philosophy of Re-EDucation, PEP’s family-centered programming is designed to identify and build upon the existing strengths of children – all within therapeutic and supportive environments rooted in the cultural commitments of The Sanctuary Model. Dr. Nicholas Hobbs, the architect of Re-ED, once wrote that young people have a “tremendous desire to learn and to do well.” At PEP, we take that sentiment to heart and build upon the existing strengths of children and families, helping them replace self-defeating beliefs and behaviors with resiliency, knowledge, communication skills and confidence. PEP teacher-counselors develop trusting relationships with young people that help them heal, grow and ultimately thrive. PEP embraces an organizational mindset – The Sanctuary Model – that fosters therapeutic environments where supportive relationships can blossom. Also, as a Phase 1 certified NMT site through The ChildTrauma Academy, PEP is committed to understanding and overcoming the significant trauma and chronic stress experienced by many of the children we serve. “Caring adults are absolutely essential in the lives of children if those children are to grow up strong in body, quick of mind, generous in spirit,” Hobbs wrote. Click here for a flier outlining PEP’s suite of programs. OUR HISTORY PEP has touched the lives of countless children and their families over nearly half a century. LEARN MORE OUR PEOPLE PEP’s leadership is personally invested in the success of the staff, children and families they serve. LEARN MORE Stay in touch! Receive notifications of PEP news and events. ABOUT Mission + Philosophy History Locations + Calendars Board Leadership Staff Leadership PROGRAMS Overview PEP Day Treatment Centers PEP Connections PEP Prentiss Autism Center PEP Assist PEP Early Childhood Plus CAREERS Employment Opportunities NEWS + EVENTS All News + Events RESOURCES Employee Portal Policies and Procedures Positive Education Program 3100 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 216-361-4400 info@pepcleve.org ©Positive Education Program 2021.