CARSON, Calif. (Tuesday, May 19, 2015) – In continuation of LA Galaxy's 20 for Twenty community program, the LA Galaxy will visit Homeboy Industries Wednesday, May 20 from 6-8 p.m. PT. Homeboy Industries, a Los Angeles-based organization, is the largest and most successful gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world and offers education, therapy, tattoo removal, substance abuse treatment, legal assistance, and job placement services to former gang members.
On Wednesday, over 20 LA Galaxy staff and various LA Galaxy players will visit the facilities in Los Angeles to participate in their Teambuilding Tamalada program and meet trainees of the program. While there, the staff and players will learn to make tamales from scratch with Homeboy Industries trainees. Scheduled to attend are LA Galaxy players A.J. DeLaGarza, Dan Gargan, Rafael Garcia and Alan Gordon in addition to Galaxy coach Matt Reis.
The Galaxy will also receive a tour of the Homeboy Industries facilities courtesy of the trainees.
Founded in 1992, Homeboy Industries serves former gang members of all ages through intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry while providing trainees with a number of education, legal and health services. All these services are provided in a trauma-informed, therapeutic community setting that also allows them to work on attachment repair and building healthy relationships with co-workers who may formerly have been members of rival gangs. For more information on Homeboy Industries, visit www.homeboyindustries.org.
20 for Twenty is a year-long initiative that will see the implementation of 20 unique community service acts to celebrate the Galaxy’s 20th season in Major League Soccer. The Galaxy Foundation has previously hosted a Build Day with Habitat of Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, participated in Read Across America, visited partners CHLA, worked with Heal the Bay to help clean Redondo Beach and participated in the March of Dimes, March for Babies and hosted a Women’s Soccer Seminar to date.
For any additional information, please contact any member of the LA Galaxy Communications staff. For more information on the LA Galaxy’s initiatives in the local Los Angeles community, visit www.lagalaxy.com/community.
WHO:
- LA Galaxy
- A.J. DeLaGarza
- Dan Gargan
- Rafael Garcia
- Alan Gordon
- Matt Reis
WHAT:
LA Galaxy 20 for Twenty: Homeboy Industries visit
Teambuilding Tamalada program
Facilities Tour
Dinner and training meet and greet with program trainees
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 20
6:00-8:00 p.m. PT
WHERE:
Homeboy Industries
130 Bruno St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
