About Us

Our mission is to transform the lives of at-risk youth by caring for their wounds and shining a light on their gifts, through an ongoing mentoring community, creative expression, and life-changing experiences; thus inspiring them to become thriving adults.

HomeBoy Ministries helps at-risk youth and young adults who are involved with the gang and/or prison culture that are deemed failures by society and offer them hope and a second chance.

In recent years, gang warfare, especially among juveniles, has escalated. Sadly, youth are being recruited into gangs at younger and younger ages, and often follow the paths of older siblings, cousins, or other members of their family into the gang lifestyle. Youth who are experiencing difficulty in school, who come from single parent families, or feel they need the protection that a gang offers because of the neighborhood in which they live are also vulnerable to gang recruitment.

HomeBoy Ministries offers a second chance to those who experience tragedy in their lives, to show them there are other options than street life, gangs, and incarceration.

Our program teaches them how to deal with difficult life circumstances. We won’t allow their current circumstances to define them. We remind them that they have a choice and that their choices can have a positive or negative impact in their future.

We have a passion for helping them to become a successful positive contribution in society, and to avoid the deadly lure of street gang involvement.

We are supported in our mission by the generosity of our grassroots donors, foundations and organizations. HomeBoy Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2019 to address youth gang involvement in the Puget Sound Region.

Anyone who wants help getting out of a gang, or wants to avoid joining a gang, is encouraged to attend meetings. In addition, referrals are accepted from Juvenile Justice, schools, family, friends, public defenders, and other community-based agencies. There is no fee. The general referral criteria is:

• Male/female youth, ages 14-24
• Gang-involved (ranked in or associated with gang members, and/or family history of gang involvement)
• Substance abuse issues
• History of Juvenile Justice involvement
• Family dysfunction or family involvement in any of the above