http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8z09r1mw No online items Finding Aid for the Homeboy Industries Papers 1995-2003 Processed by CSRC. Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library 144 Haines Hall Box 951544 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1544 Phone: (310) 206-6052 Fax: (310) 206-1784 URL: http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/ ©2009 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid for the Homeboy 24 1 Industries Papers 1995-2003 Descriptive Summary Title: Homeboy Industries Papers, Date (inclusive): 1995-2003 Collection number: 24 Creator: Industries, Homeboy 1990- Extent: 20 linear feet Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA Los Angeles, California 90095-1490 Abstract: In providing employment services, Homeboy targets and focuses on that segment of the community that finds it most difficult to secure employment on their own -- former gang members, parolees, and at-risk youth. Our programs offer a much-needed intervention to those who deserve a second chance at life. Homeboy Industries first venture was The Homeboy Bakery which trained many gang members to become scratch bakers. Homeboy Industries has subsequently launched several additional income-producing ventures which are still thriving: Homeboy Silkscreen, which prints logos on apparel and provides embroidery services; Homeboy Maintenance, which provides landscape maintenance and special landscape installation projects; Homeboy/Homegirl Merchandise, which sells t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and mouse pads with the Homeboy logo. In response to the community's needs, Homeboy has added new services to address its client's needs and better prepare them for permanent employment outside our own businesses. Our services focus on education, training, financial responsibility and personal accounting to enable them to successfully retain employment. This collection consists primarily of correspondence written by Homeboy clients and family members to Homeboy founder, Fr. Greg Boyle. In addition there are a selection of Homeboy's administrative papers and documentary video tapes n.b. accents have been removed to facilitate the use of all web browsers. Researchers who would like to point out errors of fact or omissions can please contact the research center at www.chicano.ucla.edu Physical location: CSRC Storage Language of Material: Collection materials in English , Spanish Access Access is available by appointment for UCLA student and faculty researchers as well as independent researchers. To view the collection or any part of it, please contact the archivist at [email protected] or the librarian at [email protected] Publication Rights For students and faculty researchers of UCLA, all others by permission only. Copyright has not been assigned to the Chicano Studies Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archivist and/or the Librarian at the Chicano Studies Research Center Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Homeboy Industries Papers, 24, Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles. Acquisition Information Deed of gift from Homeboy Indsutries on file with the CSRC Archive office. Biography Father Gregory J. Boyle, S.J. is a Jesuit priest who is Founder / Executive Director of Jobs For A Future / Homeboy Industries, an employment referral center and economic development program. Begun in 1988, for at-risk and gang-involved youth, Jobs For A Future is, today, a nationally-recognized center that assists 1,000 people a month in re-directing their lives. Through its unique and multi-service approach, Jobs For A Future offers hope to those for whom hope is often foreign. Located in Boyle Heights, a community with arguably the highest concentration of gang activity in Los Angeles, Jobs For A Future provides employment opportunities, counseling, and many other services (including free tattoo removal). By seeking to address the root causes of gang violence, Jobs For A Future creates opportunities so that at-risk youth can plan their futures and not their funerals. "Nothing stops a bullet like a job" is the guiding principle. In 1992, as a response to the civil unrest in Los Angeles, Father Boyle formed Homeboy Industries, to create businesses that provide training, work Finding Aid for the Homeboy 24 2 Industries Papers 1995-2003 experience, and above all, the opportunity for rival gang members to work side by side. The following economic development enterprises have been created since the first venture, Homeboy Bakery: Homeboy Silkscreen, Homeboy / Homegirl Merchandise, Homeboy Graffiti Removal, Homeboy Maintenance, and Homeboy Landscaping. Father Boyle was born in Los Angeles. He received his BA in English from Gonzaga University, an MA in English from Loyola Marymount University, a Master of Divinity from the Weston School of Theology, and an STM degree from the Jesuit School of Theology. Before becoming Pastor of Dolores Mission (1986-1992), Father Boyle taught at Loyola High School and worked with Christian Base Communities in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He has also served as Chaplain of the Islas Marias Penal colony in Mexico and Folsom Prison. He is currently a member of the State Commission on Juvenile Justice, Crime and Delinquency Prevention, and serves on the National Youth Gang Center Advisory Board. As Executive Director of Jobs For A Future / Homeboy Industries, Father Boyle is a nationally renowned speaker at conferences for teachers, social workers and criminal justice workers about the importance of adult attention, guidance and unconditional love in preventing youth from joining gangs. Scope and Content In providing employment services, Homeboy targets and focuses on that segment of the community that finds it most difficult to secure employment on their own -- former gang members, parolees, and at-risk youth. Our programs offer a much-needed intervention to those who deserve a second chance at life. Homeboy Industries first venture was The Homeboy Bakery which trained many gang members to become scratch bakers. Homeboy Industries has subsequently launched several additional income-producing ventures which are still thriving: Homeboy Silkscreen, which prints logos on apparel and provides embroidery services; Homeboy Maintenance, which provides landscape maintenance and special landscape installation projects; Homeboy/Homegirl Merchandise, which sells t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and mouse pads with the Homeboy logo. In response to the community's needs, Homeboy has added new services to address its client's needs and better prepare them for permanent employment outside our own businesses. Our services focus on education, training, financial responsibility and personal accounting to enable them to successfully retain employment. This collection consists primarily of correspondence written by Homeboy clients and family members to Homeboy founder, Fr. Greg Boyle. In addition there are a selection of Homeboy's administrative papers and documentary video tapes The collection is organized into the following series: Series 1. Correspondence Series 2. Audio video Materials Series 3. Administrative Papers Series 4. New additions, 2007 - 2008 Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects At risk youth Father Greg Boyle Grafiti removal Homeboy bakery tattoo removal Series 1. Correspondence Box 32, Folder 8 Homeboy Industries Papers 2004-2005 Physical Description: Correspondence Scope and Content Note Correspondence Various correspondence Re: "Fresh Air" Interview Subseries 1. A-C Finding Aid for the Homeboy 24 3 Industries Papers 1995-2003 Series 1.Correspondence Subseries 1.A-C Box 1, Folder 1 Homeboy Industries Papers 2004-2005 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Correspondence: 2p a.l.s From: Collins, Scott To: Fr. Greg [Boyle] 3 May 2005 n.p. 1p a.l.s From: Polanco, Rigoberto To: Fr. Gregory [Boyle] 27 April 2004 n.p. 4p a.l.s From: Villasenor, Margarito To: Father [Greg Boyle] 2 June 2005 n.p. 1p a.l.s From: Ventura, Rocky To: Father Greg [Boyle] 25 April 2005 Ione, Ca. 95640 Box 1, Folder 2 Homeboy Industries Papers 1998 / 2003 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Correspondence: Acevedo, Edwin 1p a.l.s From: Acevedo, Edwin To: Fr. Greg [Boyle] 5 August 1998 n.p. 1p a.l.s From: Acevedo, Edwin To: Gregory Boyle 7 April 2003 n.p. Finding Aid for the Homeboy 24 4 Industries Papers 1995-2003 Series 1.Correspondence Subseries 1.A-C Box 1, Folder 3 Homeboy Industries Papers 1996 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Correspondence: Acevedo, Hugo 5p a.l.s From: Acevedo, Hugo To: Father Greg [Boyle] 24 June 1996 n.p. 2p a.l.s From: Acevedo, Hugo To: Father [Greg Boyle] 24 July 1996 n.p. 5p a.l.s From:Acevedo, Hugo To: Father Greg [Boyle] 26 August 1996 n.p. Box 1, Folder 4 Homeboy Industries Papers 1995 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Correspondence: Acosta, Oscar 2p a.l.s From: Acosta, Oscar To: Fr. Gregory [Boyle] 25 November 1995 n.p. Box 1, Folder 5 Homeboy Industries Papers n.d. Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Correspondence: Adams, Eric 2p a.l.s From: Adams, Eric To: Father Gregory [Boyle] n.d. n.p. Finding Aid for the Homeboy 24 5 Industries Papers 1995-2003 Series 1.Correspondence Subseries 1.A-C Box 1, Folder 6 Homeboy Industries Papers 2001 / 2003 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Correspondence: 1p a.l.s From: Adams, Gervaise To: Father Greg [Boyle] 28 September 2001 n.p. 1p a.l.s From: Adams, Gervaise To: Father Greg [Boyle] 8 June 2003 n.p. Box 1, Folder 7 Homeboy Industries Papers n.d. Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Correspondence: 1p a.l.s From: Adams, Kris To: Greg [Boyle] n.d.