HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES PARTNERS WITH FRANK MCCOURT TO ANNOUNCE $100 MILLION FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN

Hope Village reimagines the neighborhood surrounding Men's Central Jail, Homeboy Industries' current campus, and The California Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities. The vision—developed by Homeboy Founder Fr. Greg Boyle and Dr. Robert Ross, recently retired CEO of The California Endowment—calls for replacing outdated infrastructure and vacant lots with a vibrant, integrated community rooted in healing and designed to serve Los Angeles' most marginalized populations.

"Hope Village, and Homeboy, embody the values of kinship, resilience, and community," said Frank McCourt. "Now more than ever, we need to empower organizations that are investing in human potential, unlocking opportunities, and providing hope, as well as the necessary support systems, to those who need it most."

"We appreciate the support of Frank McCourt and all our partners to bring Hope Village to life. This community will serve as a model for the nation – prioritizing healing the wound instead of punishing it," said Fr. Greg Boyle, Founder of Homeboy Industries. "In this collaborative mission and commitment to Hope Village we focus on long term health and wellness of individuals and their families to make Los Angeles and our communities safer."

The Fr. Gregory Boyle Center for Radical Kinship will serve as the anchor of Hope Village, offering over 200 units of supportive and transitional housing, along with 35,000 square feet of space dedicated to essential services, including mental health care, substance use disorder treatment, job training and career development.

This multi-phase campus expansion will significantly increase Homeboy Industries' capacity to deliver its full ecosystem of support, including education, legal assistance, healthcare, and reentry services. The Center builds on recent momentum, including the relocation and growth of the Homeboy Art Academy. As part of Hope Village, the Art Academy will expand into a new 5,000-square-foot contemporary space, where hundreds will engage in innovative programming focused on healing, training, and creative expression across multiple art forms.

"The Fr. Gregory Boyle Center for Radical Kinship will connect with and complement the Hilda Solis Care First Village, and The California Endowment's Robert K. Ross Center for Hope and Healing, and other emerging developments to provide housing and services for thousands of people annually – with a goal of reducing the heavy burden on systems like Men's Central Jail. Through public-private partnership, we are investing and building a new paradigm in care first for those in need," said Homeboy Industries Co-CEOs Shirley Torres and Steve Delgado.

Frank McCourt, the founding donor of the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, established in 2013, has made the McCourt School of Public Policy available to Homeboy to invest in this new paradigm. The McCourt School will work with Homeboy to guide research and help elevate their work to a national level.

"We look forward to collaborating with the Homeboy Network in a variety of ways, including hosting an annual convening aimed at sharing best practices on a national scale and providing opportunities for our students to engage in this important work," said Carole Roan Gresenz, dean of Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy.

Together with Homeboy Industries, McCourt Partners, led by President Jordan Lang, will help establish a fundraising platform to support the $100 million campaign, with funds directed toward Hope Village master planning, land acquisition, and development. In addition to the $10 million commitment, McCourt Partners will provide strategic thought partnership on marketing, real estate, and development expertise to bring the vision to life. For more information visit https://hopevillage.homeboyindustries.org/.

About McCourt Partners
McCourt Partners  is one of the most visionary and community-driven family-owned real estate development, investment and management companies in the world. With more than $1 billion of permanent capital, it has made significant investments in flagship projects in New York City, Los Angeles, Austin, Dallas, London and Miami. McCourt Partners endeavors to build stronger communities through inclusive space, green technology, and resilient design. In addition to over 10 million square feet of assets planned, designed, financed or under development, the company was recently awarded development rights for a 28 million-square-foot site, adjacent to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation's campus in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.mccourtpartners.com.

About Homeboy Industries 
Homeboy Industries is the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the world. Annually, the $40 million nonprofit welcomes 10,000 people through its doors who are seeking services and support. An additional 10,000 people come as visitors who experience the exquisite mutuality of the community. Formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated adults and youth are part of the innovative model and therapeutic community of wraparound services and social enterprise businesses. In combination with workforce development and job training in the social enterprise businesses, Homeboy Industries provides healing and alternatives to gang life, while creating more inclusive, safer, and healthier communities. Through the Global Homeboy Network, Homeboy Industries engages with hundreds of like-minded organizations around the world providing technical assistance and fostering a paradigm of social change rooted in radical kinship and a commitment to standing with those on the margins. www.homeboyindustries.org

SOURCE McCourt Partners