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WE LOVE THIS CITY! A city of championship sports teams, talented and diverse people, beautiful places, delicious food.  A city with significant challenges, inequality, and injustice; and yet, a city full of hope and goodness. Homeboy Industries is one of those beacons of hope that shines brightly throughout Los Angeles. By joining our team and/or supporting this 5k fundraiser, you are supporting those who have been directly impacted by our (in)justice system who are working to heal and transform their lives. By supporting this fundraiser, you are investing in second chances. You are helping to build a better Los Angeles for all of us. 

“Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community. 

Each year over 10,000 former gang members from across Los Angeles come through Homeboy Industries’ doors in an effort to make a positive change. They are welcomed into a community of mutual kinship, love, and a wide variety of services ranging from tattoo removal to anger management and parenting classes. 

Currently employment is offered for more than 180 men and women through a thoughtful, strategic 18-month program that focuses on healing just as much as it focuses on developing work readiness skills. Our overarching goal is to see individuals heal from trauma, allowing them to contribute fully to their family and community. The five key outcomes we strive for as an organization are: 1) Reduce recidivism, 2) Reduce substance abuse, 3) Improve social connectedness, 4) Improve housing safety and stability, and 5) Reunify families.”