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THANK YOU to Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for their visit yesterday! Our Bakery & Café teams were thrilled to have them work alongside us to #FeedHOPE to Los Angeles | 📷Credit: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Help provide hope today: bit.ly/HB-Industries
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Happy Birthday to our friend, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Thank you for spending time with us earlier this summer and learning about what we do and how to help. Enjoy your day!
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We’re proud to share that Father Greg will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America’s highest civilian honor. 👏
The ceremony will be TODAY, May 3rd at 1:30 PM PT. Watch the event at whitehouse.gov/live/.
Congrats, Father G. You deserve it. 💙
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A huge thank you to the #SussexSquad for all of your tremendous support!!! We are so grateful. 💙
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We are excited to share that Homeboy Industries has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize! With this funding we will have the ability to expand our programs and develop new ones. Thank you and let’s continue changing the world! #HiltonPrize #Kinship
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We are truly in awe of the generosity & mobilization of the #SussexSquad. Thank you all for standing with & supporting our mission!
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HUGE CONGRATS to Johanna on her acceptance to @UCBerkeley Law School. 🎉
Johanna joined our program as a teen and since has been committed to her educational journey. Last year, she graduated from @UCLA.
Proud is truly an understatement. 🥹
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Thanks @Nelly_Mo, @KalinAndMyles , @SeanKingston, @travisbarker for stopping by at the #power106allstars @HomeboyInd
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In 2022, Father Greg celebrated 50 years of Jesuit service. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1972, and this commitment catalyzed his calling to walk alongside the most marginalized in our community in kinship, love and exquisite mutuality.
Thank you Father G, for all you do.
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The story of @FrGregBoyle and Homeboy Industries is coming to Hollywood! Producers Norman Lear and Brent Miller are creating a show to highlight Father Greg and the work of our organization!
Read more here: variety.com/2020/tv/news/nor…
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Happy birthday to our Founder, @FrGregBoyle !!! We're glad you were born!! 🎉 🎂
Help us celebrate Father G in the comments! Share your favorite memories and quotes!
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Congratulations to President @JoeBiden and Vice President @KamalaHarris.
Father Greg and the rest of the Homeboy Industries family are excited for this start of a new inclusion.
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Happy Birthday to the one and only, Father Greg!🎉🎉🎉
Though we are celebrating from afar this year, the fact remains truer than ever: we love you, and we're glad you were born!
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It’s been quite a year for Cesar! 🙌 He received his HS diploma, was discharged from parole, and now has earned his driver’s license! 🎉👏
The future is bright! Let’s show him some love in the comments!
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Today the L.A. Times (@latimesnational) published a great article about the work we're doing at Homeboy Industries particularly during Covid and the impact that the #HiltonPrize will have on our ability to continue our mission. Check it out! latimes.com/california/story…
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We've got some good news! Homegirl Café has re-opened for walk up, take-out service featuring a brand new menu!
Come visit us from 7 AM - 2 PM, Monday through Friday if you are in the area!
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"Alex Trebek was very kind and gracious to Homeboy Industries. In his visit with us, he listened with such humility to the stories of our community. The whole country will miss him." - @FrGregBoyle
ALT A photo of Father Greg Boyle and Alex Trebek
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Happy #FatherGregDay! Not only is it Father G’s birthday, but it’s the first official city holiday celebrating his work and impact in our community.
As we say here at Homeboy, WE’RE GLAD YOU WERE BORN! 😀🫶
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Last Saturday, the Homeboy family celebrated Father Greg's Golden Jubilee – 50 years of service and faith as a Jesuit.
We love you, G! Thanks for showing the world what unconditional love looks like. 💙
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Our former headquarters, First Street is now home to our charter high school & the future dedicated space for our Youth Re-Entry Program— the first of its kind in L.A. County. This mural is a staple part of the building, created by Alex Kizu & Juan Carlos Muñoz. #FlashbackFriday
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Join us in celebrating the GOAT (Greatest of All Time)! Happy birthday, @FrGregBoyle! We love you!
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Homeboy Industries stands in solidarity with the Asian American community. As Father Greg says, "we announce a message that we belong to each other, and indeed, we stand against forgetting that".
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We're spotlighting our youth participant, Kahlyl, who has accomplished so much after only a few months. He's graduated high school, finished his first semester of junior college, and begins an internship soon.
We're proud of Kahlyl and are honored to be a part of his journey!
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Father Greg’s birthday is this Sunday, May 19th! 🎉🥳 This week, we’ll be posting throwbacks in honor of G’s birthday!
Feel free to share birthday wishes in the comments, and we will pass them along. 😀
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"Homeboy’s message is not 'You can measure up someday.' Rather, it is: 'Who you are is enough.'" - @FrGregBoyle
We invite you to stand tall in the joy of who you are today! #TransformationTuesday
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"You go to the margins, not to make a difference, because then that's about you. You go to the margins so that the folks at the margins make you different." Father Greg's commencement speech at @pepperdine piped.video/AC5c7VQoARc
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"We’ve evolved from being jobs-centered to healing-centric.. the 1st stop in anybody’s transformation is a safe place." We're thrilled to share this @CNNi / @PBS segment where @FrGregBoyle & @camanpour discussed how healing happens here. @AmanpourCoPBS cnn.com/videos/world/2020/01…
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"Mijo, you are so much more than the worst thing you've ever done." - Father Greg Boyle #TransformationTuesday
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Hailey Leon came to Homeboy Industries while she was on probation at 13 years old, when her counselor recommended she check us out. Hailey has since completed her 18-month program, GED, got her driver's license, & now works as Production Manager in the Bakery. #ThursdayMotivation
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Today we honor #TomPetty, a loyal supporter of Homeboy Industries for over 25 years. Rest in peace, friend.
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Help us congratulate Anthony Mondragon, who recently graduated with his AA and is excited about his next educational endeavor! He shares, "I'm on my way to UC Berkeley, breaking barriers and motivating people who share my lived experiences."
We're so proud! 🎉
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A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone for standing with us during our 12th Annual Homeboy 5K event! This year, we had over 4,000 registered participants, 100+ volunteers and raised over $325,000! Additionally, we announced a transformative $15 million gift from the State of California!
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A huge congratulations to these graduates! Join us in celebrating our youth who have achieved a new milestone in their educational journey! We are so proud! 💙
#homeboyjoy #homegirljoy
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Happy Monday, Homeboy fam!
Father Greg, Isaac Arellanes and David Valenzuela are heading to St. Bonaventure University for a two-day visit. But first, a stop at Niagara Falls. 😀
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“G mail” is here! 🙌
This week, Father Greg, Myles and King traveled to Rochester, NY to visit and speak at McQuaid Jesuit school. 😀
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"I’m going to be working in the Painters Union & starting college. I’ve been on a spiritual journey here to find my inner peace & now have more empathy to others. I’m thankful that Homeboys opened the door for me to make my family proud."
- Michael Alvarez, Trainee @HomeboyInd
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We're so happy to be celebrating our graduates! Help us congratulate them!
🎉 Edin Madrid graduated with an AA/T in Sociology and plans to transfer to a UC in Fall 2022.
🎉 Michael Vera graduated with an AA in Social Behavioral Sciences and is transferring to CSULA this fall.
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We are so excited to share that we've been selected for the Super Bowl LVI Legacy Program. We are one of the 56 local-non-profit organizations recognized for making a transformative impact in underserved communities across the LA region.
#ChampionsLiveHere #ChampionsShineHere
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🎉 Graduation Spotlight! 🎉
Congrats to Jessi Fernandez on graduating from UC Berkeley! These pics show when he first went to UCB and when he graduated! 👏
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“Gangs are born of a lethal absence of hope, and hope has an address: 130 W. Bruno St. in Los Angeles, CA 90012.” The 2007 groundbreaking ceremony at the current headquarters of Homeboy Industries. 11 years later, hope lives here with zero plans of moving out. #ThrowbackThursday
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THANK YOU to @johnlegend and @jorgeramosnews for visiting us today and showing us support! We love you!
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Last Friday was a special physically-distanced, drive-thru graduation day at Homeboy Industries! Dozens of remarkable students received their GEDs, H.S. diplomas, & celebrated college acceptances. We honor them for their hard work, passion, & resilience! Congrats, #Classof2020!🎓
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GRADUATED! Today we celebrate three trainees who received their GED and two who received their high school diplomas. Join us in congratulating our homeboys and homegirls on such an amazing accomplishment!
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A huge congrats to Paul Navarro on starting his internship with Tepito Coffee! He's holding his first espresso in this photo! 😀
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"You are exactly what God had in mind when He made you." - @FrGregBoyle #NationalComplimentDay
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IT'S OFFICIALLY OUT! Go get your copy of Father Greg's new book, "Barking to the Choir," in stores or at bit.ly/BarkingtotheChoirSign…
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Look who stopped by Homeboy Bakery today in preparation for Lo Máximo! We are thrilled for Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin to host this year’s awards dinner at L.A. Live on March 30th. You can still join the celebration! RSVP today at bit.ly/LoMax2019
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Today, @FrGregBoyle received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, from @Princeton! princeton.edu/news/2018/06/0…
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Happy birthday, Mindy! We would be so honored to have your support. @HomeboyInd is a 30-yr-old, L.A.-based nonprofit that helps the formerly gang-involved & previously incarcerated find healing & move forward w/ their families & lives. Check out our work! piped.video/watch?v=cBeC0E79…
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THANK YOU! To everyone who participated in the #Homeboy130Challenge! We raised nearly $350,000 from to continue meeting the critical needs of our community during this time.
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Happy birthday to our friend, @johnlegend! We are grateful for your ongoing commitment to justice reform and breaking down barriers for those of us in need of a second chance.
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“What do we know to be true about gang violence? We know we will fail if we fixate on the symptoms and not address what undergirds it.” // 1989, Father Greg in kinship with homies at Dolores Mission #ThrowbackThursday
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Yesterday morning, we celebrated 8 men & women who accomplished major milestones in their education journeys. Check out this video for a glimpse into Graduation Day at Homeboy Industries, a celebration of persistence, courage, & kinship.
Congrats to our first class of 2019! 🎉
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“It was crazy because they used my picture for the 5K... when I saw that picture, it reminded me of when I would see my dad in newspaper articles; he had a room full of trophies with what he accomplished. Now my kids get to see me." - Robert Juarez, HBI Alumnus, 6-time marathoner
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"I just got a full-time job with Soccoro Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center. When I came here I had just lost my kids, I was homeless, I had nothing. Homeboys has given me everything I have right now and I’m going into this new job ready to freely give what has been given to me.”
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The first three gang members to have ever stepped foot in the White House in 2005. #ThrowbackThursday
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Congratulations to the 2021 #HiltonPrize recipient @Camfed Learn more about this incredible organization supporting girls to learn, thrive and lead change in their own communities: buff.ly/2XeBv9F
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Happy birthday to one of our newest board members and dear friend, Jane Fonda! Thank you for your longstanding commitment to standing at the margins and for being in our circle of kinship!
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What's better than a cookie? 🍪 ... A cookie with Father Greg's face on it.
These limited edition Father G sugar cookies will ONLY be available for this month. Grab yours today at Homegirl Café.
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"I have learned that it's never about 'saying' very much at all but, rather, receiving, listening, and valuing people until they come out with their hands up — feeling, for perhaps the first time, valuable." - Father Greg Boyle #WednesdayWisdom
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“I don't save people. God saves people. I can point them in the right direction. I can say, 'There's that door. I think if you walked through it, you'd be happier than you are.” // Taken in 1984, shortly after Father Greg’s ordination. #FlashbackFriday #GoodFriday
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In honor of Father Greg's Golden Jubilee, our social enterprise teams were asked to give Father Greg a gift that was relevant to their specific business.
Our amazing Homegirl Café team gifted Father G a Keto Bowl (because he was eating too many burritos! 🌯🤣).
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Our merchandise store is now open for in-person shopping! It's open Monday through Friday from 8 AM - 4 PM. Come visit us, and grab your favorite Homeboy merch!
The store is located at 130 W. Bruno St. Los Angeles, CA 90012. 😀
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We're very excited to announce that @FrGregBoyle's third book, "The Whole Language", is now available for pre-order! Visit buff.ly/3qREcHX to claim yours today.
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“The two big things since coming here are being one year clean and working toward my GED. My probation officer, my family, they all see the change. It’s turning me into a different person... And I’m not alone.” - Brenda Rojas, Trainee at Homeboy Industries
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Today was graduation day at Homeboy Industries! We celebrated one of our trainees who received his GED certificate, one trainee who graduated from our Learning Works charter school, and five trainees who got their high school diplomas. Join us in congratulating them!
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We're so excited to share that @FrGregBoyle will be serving on Governor @GavinNewsom's newly formed Task Force on Business & Jobs Recovery, to chart a path forward to economic recovery in the wake of #COVID19. Learn more here: gov.ca.gov/2020/04/17/govern… @CAgovernor
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This week, Father G is traveling with Javier and Elvis. They’ll be attending the 50th Anniversary of JustDane in Madison, Wisconsin. 😀
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Today's spotlight goes to Timothy! He started as a trainee in our 18-month program, and through hard work and dedication, is now the supervisor for our Maintenance Department. Great work, Timothy!
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"How can we obliterate, once and for all, this illusion that we are separate?" Check out this video from @Goal_Cast with a timely message from @FrGregBoyle: "We belong to each other, & there are no exceptions to that." #FridayMotivation
“I think Mother Teresa diagnosed the world's ills correctly when she suggested that the problem in the world is that we've forgotten that we belong to each other. How do we stand against forgetting that?"― @FrGregBoyle
#FatherGregoryBoyle #Goalcast
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Tattoos on the Heart made the list of books high school students should be reading, according to USC professors via news.usc.edu/146764/the-book…
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Jessi Fernandez came to Homeboy in 2016 & now works in our Edu Dept. Since then, he has studied abroad at @UniofOxford, graduated w/ 3 Associate's Degrees from @PCCLancer & will begin working towards a Bachelor's in Sociology at @UCBerkeley in Spring 2020! #TransformationTuesday
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We wish you a wonderful holiday season filled with love and compassion! As we reflect on 2022, we're very grateful for your generosity and support throughout the year which enabled us to walk alongside thousands of people changing the arc of their lives.
Enjoy the holidays!
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Look who stopped by today! Thanks @CabralRichy, @MichaelIrby, @FrankieLoyal, and @GinoVento from @MayansFX for visiting and getting us excited for the #Homeboy5K.
The 10th Annual Homeboy 5K Run/Walk is this Saturday, Sept 22nd. Sign up today at bit.ly/2018Homeboy5K
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"No hopeful kid has ever joined a gang. Never in the history of gangs, and never in the history of kids. Hopeful kids don't join gangs. Gang involvement is about a lethal absence of hope." // 1990, Father Greg comforts young men at Resurrection Cemetery #ThrowbackThursday
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#10YearChallenge This year will mark 12 years in our headquarters on 130 W. Bruno Street in Los Angeles, CA. This building makes it possible for us to welcome nearly 9,000 men and women every year who are seeking a second chance at life.
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“I just got certified by the city of LA for welding & I am a full-time student at Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center.” Jose's goal is to become a welding instructor. He also just hit his 2 yr sobriety mark, which he credits to his support system at Homeboy Industries.
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"Homeboy Industries has chosen to stand with the 'demonized' so that the demonizing will stop; it stands with the 'disposable' so that the day will come when we stop throwing people away.” Father Greg getting arrested while protesting immigration law in 1987. #ThrowbackThursday
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Today on #HigherEducationDay, we're celebrating two of our program alumni and Homeboy Industries staff members, Gabriel Lopez (pictured left) and Lami Glenn (right), who both just graduated (with honors!) with college degrees from L.A. colleges on Tuesday. Congratulations, grads!
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"I couldn’t read anything. Beth & Steve [volunteer tutors at Homeboy Industries] got me from a 3rd grade reading level to 7th grade in 19 months. Every week, Beth would come in one hour early & we'd work one-on-one. Isn’t that amazing?" - Raymond Pickett, Staff at Homegirl Café
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Today, we'd like to shine light on David Glenn, who recently received the keys to his first apartment. 🏠 David shares that he is "overjoyed to be free".
Every day, our Housing Team supports program participants to ensure they have secure and safe housing. 😀
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"Being a healthy man is being humble. Letting your ‘yes’ be your ‘yes’ & your ‘no’ be your ‘no.’ Being a provider & somebody for your family & friends to look up to. I spent most my life looking up to the wrong thing." - David Piña, Trainee at Homeboy Industries #FathersDay
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We're excited and honored to be featured alongside @DoughGirl818 in the premiere episode of @RidingShotgunLA's Broken Bread series, exploring the power of food as a means to stand with those on the margins. Watch TONIGHT on @Tastemade or @KCET at 8:30pm PT! #BrokenBread
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“Gangs are bastions of conditional love- one false move, and you find yourself outside... Homeboy Industries seeks to be a community of unconditional love. Community will always trump gang any day.” #charityday
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Today, we're celebrating 8 individuals who made amazing strides in their educational journeys. CONGRATS to these GED & H.S. Diploma Recipients! #Classof2019
Robert Diaz
Yadira Felix
Nydia Franco
Leslie Lozano
Sheronia Saunders
Yessenia Sosa
Ricardo Valdez
Alejandro Zuniga Garcia
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"One day I overheard a homie who was giving a tour of our headquarters say, 'Here at Homeboy, we laugh from the stomach.' This is no small thing. The laughter comes from the deepest place... laughing from the stomach ensures our survival." - @FrGregBoyle #ThrowbackThursday
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It's #NationalTattooRemovalDay! Today, we are especially grateful for our amazing volunteer medical staff that helps erase more than 4,000 tattoos every month.
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"I remember a quote somebody shared w/ me: ‘Don’t judge the 2nd half of your life based on how you started your 1st half.’ That stuck w/ me. I didn’t start off right, but I can do something about the 2nd half.” - Ismael Zavala, Trainee at Homeboy Industries #TransformationTuesday
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