Tom Vozzo, who joined Homeboy Industries as CEO in 2012, retired in February. Before joining Homeboy, Vozzo was executive vice president of Aramark and an executive of two other companies. Shirley Torres and Steve Delgado, two long time members of […]
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Erasing stigma: Medical researchers validate tattoo removal as important healthcare service
After conducting two scientific studies that concentrate on tattoo removal among people of color, Dr. Jo Marie Reilly, a professor of family medicine at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, decided to take the research one step […]
Successful reentry: Josh Nowack has created opportunities for himself and others
He has an MBA from a prestigious university, was a CPA, and his resume includes a string of executive positions. But Josh Nowack couldn’t find employment after being released from prison, where he had served three months for an embezzlement […]
Homeboy Industries founder Father Greg Boyle receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom
We are delighted to share the news that Father Greg Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries, has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. According to a White House press release it is given to […]
New studies focus on tattoo removal in people of color who were formerly incarcerated or gang members
Until recently, little research has been done on tattoo removal performed on people of color. A sad fact, considering that the majority of people with tattoos leaving gangs and many leaving prison represent Hispanic ethnic groups and blacks. Dr. Jo […]
Homeboy Industries creates workforce development hub
If you manage a nonprofit that deals with helping people find employment and don’t have a workforce development hub, you may want to consider creating one. Or strengthening and improving the hub you’ve already established. And what Homeboy Industries learned […]
Homeboy Industries’ Father Greg Boyle believes providing healing is more important than just providing jobs
Is healing formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people more important than helping them get jobs? If you’d like to know the answer to that question, just ask Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. The world’s largest […]
Global Homeboy Network Gathering brings together agents of change from around the world
We attended the 2019 Global Homeboy Network gathering for the fourth time earlier this month. The sixth annual event brought together 320 attendees from 85 organizations, seven countries, 30 states and 72 cities. Six years ago, Homeboy Industries in Los […]
Photographer Steven Burton helps ex-gang members see effects of tattoo removal and publishes book, Skin Deep
In a unique endeavor – soon to be a book – photographer Steven Burton digitally erased the tattoos from portraits of ex-gang members to show what they would look like without the ink. And the results were amazing. During the […]
Group of Kentucky friends creates free tattoo-removal program for ex-offenders
Thanks to the free and low-cost tattoo removal program directory on our website, we’ve been in touch with quite a few people who provide this service. But rarely have we come across a story quite like that of Jo Martin […]