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PPEP Micro Business Grant Funding Loss – KGUN TV News (11/9/04)

In a KGUN TV News interview, PPEP CEO Dr. John Arnold voiced concern over the loss of micro business grant funds that were redirected to city projects instead of supporting established community programs. These funds were originally intended to empower underserved entrepreneurs through training, mentorship, and financial support. Dr. Arnold warned that the funding shift would lead to the closure of vital services, economic setbacks for vulnerable families, and a breakdown in community trust. He called for transparency and urged decision-makers to prioritize long-term community impact over short-term municipal development.

PPEP, Inc. was founded in 1967 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, with the vision and conviction to “Improve the quality of rural life.” Five decades later PPEP remains dedicated to carrying out the dreams of its first Bracero migrant farm workers for a better way of life, while also investing in many other programs that help lift struggling communities and individuals out of poverty. PPEP has been able to flourish and grow into a robust, multi-service organization, with local, regional and international reach.

Today PPEP’s professional and dedicated staff provides programs and services related to employment and training, human services, alternative charter high schools, affordable housing, micro-business lending, services to the development disabled, and international programs. You will learn more about the amazing work PPEP undertakes for our communities, and about the key milestones and achievements it has attained over the last 58 years, we invite you to continue the journey alongside us as La Tortuga continues rolling into the future and see how this is being accomplished.

For more information or donations contact:
PPEP Administration Office located at:
802 East 46th Street Tucson, AZ 85713

Office (520) 622-3553
Fax (520) 622-1480
TDD 1-800-367-8939

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www.ppep.org

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