Jan 23, 2019
Father Greg Boyle, the priest that started Homeboy Industries. Homeboy Industries is the largest gang intervention rehab re-entry program in the US. Here is some background on the man that didn’t give up.
So how do you get a bunch of gang members to listen and work with you? According to Father Greg, you start by doing the listening.
Father Greg quotes Mother Teresa in the episode, stating that we are called to be faithful not to be successful. Through staying faithful to an approach and methodology he believed in, Father Greg was able to help many people help themselves.
To learn more about Homeboy Industries please visit: https://www.homeboyindustries.org/
Homeboy Industries is a $20 million per year endeavor. Half of that is raised through the enterprising of the company, the rest comes from donations.