About Us

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Operation New Hope believes in rebuilding Jacksonville’s communities and its residents one life at a time. We have two primary missions:  building affordable housing and rebuilding the lives of ex-offenders.

Founded in 1999 by Jacksonville native Kevin Gay, Operation New Hope was conceived as a model to bring hope to the hopeless. The original goal was to train ex-offenders in the construction trades of building affordable housing. That was expanded into two distinct programs:  Ready4Work and ONH Development.

Operation New Hope is actually a win-win-win

  1. ONH saves taxpayers money through its Ready4Work program since incarceration costs $22,265 a year per individual and R4W’s program costs $4,100 while transforming lives
  2. Helps drive down criminal activity through both its Ready4Work program and ONH Development home program
  3. Gives area employers a qualified trained workforce through its Ready4Work program
  4. Adds to the tax rolls by helping families purchase quality affordable homes in the Springfield and East Jacksonville neighborhoods
  5. Supports conservation by building Energy Star rated and L.E.E.D. certified homes

For more info, call (904) 425-6453 weekdays 8:30am - 4:30pm

 

Operation New Hope ends hopelessness, pessimism and despair for the ex-offenders it serves.