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  Homeboy Industries

Homeboy Industries is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California, that provides training and employment opportunities to formerly incarcerated individuals and gang members, empowering them to transform their lives and become valuable contributors to society.

Mission

Homeboy Industries' mission is to provide formerly gang-involved and formerly incarcerated individuals with the tools, training, and support they need to lead productive and fulfilling lives.

Services

Homeboy Industries offers a wide range of services, including:

Impact

Homeboy Industries has a significant impact on the lives of formerly incarcerated individuals and gang members, helping them:

Founder

Homeboy Industries was founded by Father Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit priest who has dedicated his life to serving the most marginalized communities in Los Angeles.

Recognition

Homeboy Industries has been recognized for its innovative approach to social justice and has received numerous awards, including:

Greg Boyle

Father Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest and founder of Homeboy Industries, is widely recognized for his work in promoting peace and reconciliation within communities affected by gang violence.

Homeboy Industries website

What began in 1988 as a way of improving the lives of former gang members in East Los Angeles has evolved into the largest gang intervention, rehab and re-entry program in the world.

Each year we welcome thousands of people through our doors seeking to transform their lives. Whether joining our 18-month employment and re-entry program or seeking discrete services such as tattoo removal or substance abuse resources, our clients are embraced by a community of kinship and offered a variety of free wraparound services to facilitate healing and growth. In addition to serving almost 7,000 members of the immediate Los Angeles community in 2018, our flagship 18-month employment and re-entry program was offered to over 400 men and women.

Homeboy Industries

Homeboy Industries is a youth program founded in 1992 by Father Greg Boyle following the work of the Christian base communities at Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The program is intended to assist high-risk youth, former gang members and the recently incarcerated with a variety of free programs, such as mental health counseling, legal services, tattoo removal, curriculum and education classes, work-readiness training, and employment services.

References

  1. ^    President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  2. ^    Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
  3. ^    Homeboy Industries receives humanitarian prize
  4. ^    Homeboy Industries: About Us
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