Grantee Database

HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES

Grant Year

2017-18

Grant Program

Reentry Through the Arts

Award Amount

$50,000.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, Homeboy Industries will expand our therapeutic Art Heals program. A 10-month weekly Open Studio will be available to the Homeboy community, widening the circle of engagement with trauma-informed art making that focuses on the strengths of formerly incarcerated and/or gang-involved youth and adults. Art Heals will also include workshops, family events and an exhibited collaborative art piece (NAVIGATORS) that spotlights our peer mentor program.

Organization Summary

All of Homeboy’s programs are delivered within a model of wraparound trauma-informed services designed to ensure that participants feel safe and welcomed and have the necessary resources to inhabit their authentic selves and become whole. Our specially designed programs and services help individuals heal from trauma, reduce recidivism, facilitate family reunification, remove barriers to employment and the other collateral consequences that come from being formerly incarcerated with a felony record. These include case management, peer navigation/mentoring, mental health and substance abuse treatment, academic and life skills education, youth programming, tattoo removal, legal services, and arts programming. We build skillsets and employment readiness by having participants work in our social enterprise businesses and participate in workforce development programming. This model is recognized as a success by leaders in research, government, and law enforcement.

Organization

HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES

Address

130 W. BRUNO ST

LOS ANGELES

90012-1815

County

Los Angeles

Region

South – Los Angeles & Orange

Phone

(323) 526-1254

Congressional District

California Assembly district 51

State Assembly District

District 51

State Senate District

District 24

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