Touring with Homeboys
April 27, 2016
by Joe
This morning I had the pleasure of leading a campus tour for clients from Homeboy Industries.
Homeboy Tour
Homeboy Industries is an incredible organization whose mission is “to help formerly gang involved and the previously incarcerated, by offering hope, training and job skills. Our goal: To help former gang members redirect their lives and become contributing members of their families and our community.” They offer a variety of services & programs for education, employment, legal services, as well as mental health services. They also have several social enterprises where they employ and provide job training to former gang members and previously incarcerated people.
The group I led today was from their Pathways to College program, which provides support and education in pursuit of college degree programs. The students had a variety of interests and had never heard of Occupational Therapy, so it was a great opportunity to share with them this potential profession. They were also interested to hear about the clients I’ve worked with who had been involved in gangs and had previously been incarcerated.
Homeboys in front of Tommy Trojan
We had such a great time, that they offered to swap roles and give me a tour of their facilities soon!
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You did a wonderful job leading the tour, Joe, thank you! And mant thanks to Brittant Morton, who created the Pathways to College program for Homeboy Industries. I admire her and everyone I’ve been lucky enough to meet from Homeboys. Looking forward to visiting them, too!
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