Homeboy Industries

Tomorrow is the big day, our annual fundraiser Lo Máximo! We come together to celebrate the heart of Homeboy Industries, honor our incredible trainees, and spend time in kinship with all of our amazing sponsors and Homeboy community. Joseph Lucero made one last stop at Homegirl Cafe to speak with Claudia and talk a little bit about her journey before Homeboy, and her growth since her arrival. Thank you Claudia for your vulnerability and strength. lomax.givesmart.com We have less than 48 hours to reach our $200k goal to receive a matching donation from The Johnny Carson foundation. Please stand with us in raising hope. #secondchances #homeboyindustries

Meet our 2025 Lo Máximo Homeboy and Homegirl Heros! Hugo Gonzalez works in the gang intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry areas. He came to?Homeboy as a trainee in 2018 and became a much sought after tour guide. He was an Initiate?Justice Inside Organizer. Before this, Hugo facilitated classes for the Success Stories program in Soledad State Prison during the time he was incarcerated for 18.5 years. Hugo is a committed?activist. He facilitates life-changing curriculum designed to empower individuals seeking to?break the cycle of poverty and violence. By providing tools for self-discovery, personal?responsibility, and community engagement, Hugo works to foster resilience and inspire hope in?those often marginalized. His commitment to uplifting voices and fostering connections is?central to building a brighter future for participants and their communities. Kanaka Luna-Jennings began as a trainee at Homeboy Industries in 2019, quickly rising to core staff first working in tattoo removal and then later, joining workforce development as a navigator retention specialist for the Department of Labor Growth Opportunity (DOL-GO) program, that focuses to empower marginalized 18–24-year-old young adults. As a member of API RISE, she thrives while promoting community, cultural healing, family reunification, and advocacy. Currently, Kanaka works at Grandview Foundation as a certified drug and alcohol counselor, helping others heal and recover from their disease of addiction. She treasures Homeboy Industries as a sanctuary of second chances, love, and acceptance and carries this with her in how she approaches her work every day. lomax.givesmart.com

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Tattoo removal services is not just an exterior procedure, for many of our community members, it’s part of the healing process. Joseph Lucero spoke with Vanessa on the importance of this service, and how this procedure has helped her show her kids that your past does not define you. We only have 4 days left to RAISE HOPE and secure a $200,000 gift from The Johnny Carson Foundation. Every dollar counts, every share matters. Help us raise $200k to reach the finish line. Double your giving impact today! lomax.givesmart.com

Conversations with our 2022 Homeboy Hero Joseph Lucero continue ? This episode, we walked into ShopHomeboy to chat with store manager Joe Tarin. “You get the love, you get the therapy, and you get to heal with everyone around you.” We have less than a week to raise hope for our community and secure a matching $200,000 donation from The Johnny Carson Foundation. Stand with us in strengthening the services that uplift our community ?? lomax.givesmart.com

I spent an amazing morning touring Homeboy Industries, which serves high-risk, formerly gang-involved men and women with a continuum of free services and programs. Truly a gem of the LA #nonprofit landscape. What an honor to spend time with Father Greg Boyle and his dedicated team, along with many homeboys and homegirls who are "on their journey" of healing, recovery and independence. Lindsay Koerner Gary Jimenez Sandy Shin Debra Martin William Nelson Alex Welter

We invited Joseph Raymond Lucero, our 2022 Homeboy Hero, to visit and catch up with the homies, as we gear up for Lo Máximo, our biggest fundraiser of the year. Stand with us in strengthening the services that uplift our community, offering thousands the support and belonging they deserve. Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Johnny Carson Foundation, every gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $200,000. Donate today and double your impact as we come together to RAISE HOPE for our community. Donate today: lomax.givesmart.com

It takes a village. Meeting Father Greg Boyle was an incredible experience—one that deeply resonated with me as a foster youth with lived experience who has navigated both the foster care system and the criminal justice system. His words on kinship, compassion, and meeting people where they are at reinforced everything I believe in: the transformative power of connection, the necessity of vulnerability, and the radical act of showing up with empathy. Kinship care is life-changing. It is a reminder that healing happens in community, not in isolation. As someone who has lived through the systems I now work within, I know firsthand how crucial it is to lead with humility, without ego, and to truly listen. Foster youth are not just a data sample—we are human beings whose lives deserve care, dignity, and unwavering support. Father Greg’s message reignited my passion for working with vulnerable communities. It reaffirmed that being a person of color with lived experience is not just valuable—it’s essential. Representation matters. Community matters. And when we walk alongside, rather than above, those we serve, we create spaces where real transformation happens. Forever grateful for this moment and for the reminder that we are all in this together. “ no us and them, just us “ ?? #Kinship #FosterYouthVoices #RadicalCompassion #CommunityMatters Greg Boyle. S. J. Homeboy Industries

In recognition of Fabian Debora’s amazing achievement of receiving the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage award, the City of Los Angeles adopted a resolution, presented by Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez in our new Homeboy Art Academy building. Councilwoman Hernandez honored Fabian alongside many of the art academy students. We are so proud of all of Fabian’s achievements and his vision for healing communities through the arts, creating second chances and opportunities in the creative economy for the most marginalized youth in the city.

I had the privilege of hearing Father Gregory Boyle speak at the Ethics of Caring - National Nursing Ethics Conference. As the founder of Homeboy Industries, the world's largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program, his message was both powerful and profound. He reminded us: "You imagine a circle of compassion and then you imagine no one standing outside of that circle. You dismantle the barriers that exclude. It's all in the service of creating a community of cherished belonging. It's all in service of community, of connection and kinship, where there is no us and them—there is just us. You stand at the margins because that's the only way they disappear." This message resonates deeply in healthcare, where we strive to build inclusive, compassionate systems that uplift the most vulnerable. As leaders and advocates, we must ask ourselves: How are we expanding our own circles of compassion? How are we dismantling barriers in our workplaces and communities? #CompassionateCare #HealthcareLeadership #FatherGregBoyle #HomeboyIndustries Thank you Sarah Delgado for the opportunity to hear Father Boyle. ????