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Father Gregory Boyle

McMurrin Lecture on Religion and Culture

The Tanner Humanities Center brings Father Gregory Boyle to The City Library. Father Boyle is the world-renowned founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang rehabilitation program in the world.

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Father Gregory Boyle, S.J., is founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. What began in 1992 at Dolores Mission Church as a small job-training effort grew into a comprehensive reentry and support organization for people leaving gangs and incarceration. Homeboy Industries provides mental-health counseling, case management, legal assistance, job training, and additional services to help its clients. Its social-enterprise businesses such as Homeboy Bakery offer paid transitional employment. The organization now serves thousands each year and has influenced similar programs nationally and internationally through the Global Homeboy Network.

His awards include Humanitarian of the Year from the James Beard Foundation, the Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

In his most recent book, Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times, Boyle calls for a community ethos that prioritizes tenderness, shared dignity, and the healing power of unconditional connection.

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