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Gregory Joseph Boyle, S.J. (born May 19, 1954) is an American Catholic priest of the Jesuit order. He is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries , the world's largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program, and former pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Los Angeles .
Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, one of the largest gang intervention programs in L.A. County, is expected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden.
Homeboy Industries began in 1988 as a job training program (called Jobs for a Future) [1] out of Dolores Mission Parish in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, US.It was created by then-pastor Greg Boyle to offer an alternative to gang life for high-risk youth, who were living in a city (Los Angeles) with the highest concentration of gang activity in the country. [10]
It's about time, former gang members say of Homeboy Industries' Father Greg Boyle being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. At Homeboy, the scoop on Father Greg and his latest honor, from ...
Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries, which provides support for former gang members and previously incarcerated people. Founder of largest gang-intervention and rehab program speaks with ...
The eighth annual Cesar Chavez Convocation occurred on May 25, 2011 with keynote speaker Rev. Gregory Boyle. Rev. Gregory Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries the program offers alternatives to gang violence. During the convocation Rev. Gregory Boyle discussed the role and impact of gangs on Latinos and other youth of color.
Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries, the world’s largest gang-intervention and reentry program, said that whether you stay on the job or leave it, you need to go where life is, stay tethered ...
Father Greg Boyle, founder of job-training nonprofit Homeboy Industries, who had supported Measure S while supporters were still gathering signatures for it, [67] withdrew his support several days later, saying he had only given it after two friends recommended he do so and, after reading the measure, was convinced it would not ease the city's ...