S E C T I O N D : C h ri s ti a ni t y
F r B o yl e a n d hi s t e a m b e g a n t o d o s o m et hi n g f e w ot h e r s d a r e d d o: t o t r e at t h o s e i n v ol v e d i n g a n g vi ol e n c e a s h u m a n b ei n g s. B o yl e c a m e t o b eli e v e t h at ‘ g a n g vi ol e n c e i s a b o ut a l et h al a b s e n c e of h o p e’. T h e c o m m u nit y l e d b y F r B o yl e s et u p a p r oj e ct c all e d J o b s f o r a F ut u r e, t o p r o vi d e a n alt e r n ati v e t o y o u n g p e o pl e w h o mi g ht b e d r a w n t o g a n g c ult u r e. I n 1 9 9 2, aft e r vi ol e nt ri ot s i n L o s A n g el e s, J o b s f o r a F ut u r e l a u n c h e d a n ot h e r p r oj e ct, b a s e d i n a n a b a n d o n e d b a k e r y. It w a s gi v e n t h e n a m e H o m e b o y B a k e r y . I n t h e f oll o wi n g d e c a d e t h e p r oj e ct e x p a n d e d g r e atl y: H o m e b o y I n d u st ri e s . At H o m e b o y I n d u st ri e s
i n 2 0 0 1 it b e c a m e F r B o yl e i nt r o d u c e s g a n g m e m b e r s t o
o n e a n ot h e r i n a n o v el w a y – h e pl a c e s t h e m t o g et h e r i n t h e w o r k pl a c e. F r e q u e ntl y, f o r m e r m e m b e r s of ri v al g a n g s d e v el o p w o r ki n g r el ati o n s hi p s wit h o n e a n ot h e r.
T o d a y H o m e b o y I n d u st ri e s I N V E S TI G AT E r u n s a b r o a d r a n g e of s e r vi c e s i n cl u di n g a f a r m e r s’
m a r k et, a c af é, a n el e ct r o ni c s r e c y cli n g di vi si o n a n d a b a k e r y. It i s t h e l a r g e st g a n g r e h a bilit ati o n f a cilit y i n t h e U nit e d St at e s. It s p ri m a r y cli e nt s a r e m e n a n d w o m e n w h o b e c a m e i n v ol v e d i n g a n g vi ol e n c e a n d wi s h n o w t o r e st a rt t h ei r li v e s. A b o ut 2 0 0 p e o pl e a r e e m pl o y e d at a n y o n e ti m e b y H o m e b o y I n d u st ri e s . E m pl o y e e s t r ai n i n a d mi ni st r ati o n, c u st o m e r s e r vi c e, b a ki n g a n d c at e ri n g. T h e e m pl o y m e nt l a st s 1 8 m o nt h s, aft e r w hi c h t h e p e r s o n i s e x p e ct e d t o b e f ull y t r ai n e d a n d r e a d y t o c o nt ri b ut e p o siti v el y t o s o ci et y o n c e m o r e. B y t r e ati n g f o r m e r g a n g m e m b e r s a s h u m a n b ei n g s i n s e a r c h of h o p e, H o m e b o y I n d u st ri e s h a s m a d e a t r e m e n d o u sl y p o si ti v e i m p a c t o n t h o s e w h o s e li v e s it h a s t o u c h e d.
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E Q U E S TI O N S
F r B o yl e w o r k s d ail y wit h p e o pl e w h o s e li v e s h a v e b e e n b r o k e n b y vi ol e n c e, oft e n st r et c hi n g o v e r m a n y g e n e r ati o n s of o n e f a mil y. H e i s a r e ali st a n d k n o w s t h at w hil e H o m e b o y I n d u st ri e s w o r k s f o r s o m e, n ot e v e r y o n e w al k s a w a y h e al e d. H e h a s p e r s o n all y b u ri e d o v e r 2 0 0 p e o pl e kill e d b y g a n g vi ol e n c e. G r e g B o yl e’ s w o r k i s a cl e a r e x a m pl e of J e s u s’ c o m m a n d m e nt t o l o v e: ‘ L o v e o n e a n ot h e r a s I h a v e l o v e d y o u’ ( J o h n 1 5: 1 2). H e al s o t r e at s e a c h g a n g m e m b e r a c c o r di n g t o J e s u s’ c o m m a n d t o ‘ D o u nt o ot h e r s a s y o u w o ul d h a v e t h e m d o u nt o y o u’ ( M att h e w 7: 2 7). H o m e b o y I n d u st ri e s al s o f oll o w s J e s u s’ e x a m pl e of e n g a gi n g a n d s h a ri n g wit h t h o s e w h o a r e r ej e ct e d b y s o ci et y. G r e g B o yl e a n d t h e vi si o n of H o m e b o d y I n d u st ri e s a r e f u ell e d b y a c o m mi t m e n t t o t h e v al u e s of t h e G o s p el a n d t h e m e s s a g e of J e s u s.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1.
2. 3.
D E B AT E4. 5.
6. D escri b e w h at w as h a p p e ni n g i n L os A n g el es i n t h e l at e 1 9 8 0s.
W h at, acc or di n g t o Fr B oyl e, w as c a usi n g t h e cycl e of vi ol e nc e i n L os A n g el es ? W h at w as Fr B oyl e’s ai m i n s etti n g u p J o b s f or a F ut ur e? I d e ntify t wo i m p ort a nt t hi n gs t h at h a p p e n e d i n 1 9 9 2 i n L os A n g el es.
I N T H E Z O N E
Ex pl ai n h o w H o m e b o y I n d u stri e s m ak es a p ositiv e i m p act o n t h e liv es of f or m er g a n g m e m b er s.
H o w d o es t h e w or k of Gr e g B oyl e r efl ect t h e t e ac hi n g a n d acti o ns of J es us ? 2 2 3
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A c o m mit m e nt is a pr o mis e t o giv e t h e ti m e a n d e n er gy n e e d e d t o c o m pl et e a t ask.
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