Homeboy Industries launches $100 million campaign for Father Greg Boyle Center and Hope Village; McCourt gives $10 million

Homeboy Industries announced a $100 million fundraising campaign to build the Father Greg Boyle Center for Radical Kinship and Hope Village, and said Frank McCourt has given $10 million to launch the effort.

Organizers described the project as a combined campus offering housing, mental-health services, job training and other wraparound supports aimed at people who have been incarcerated or are experiencing homelessness. An event speaker said the project will provide “the love and support they need to change their lives.”

The launch took place “in the shade of Men’s Central Jail,” the speaker said, and organizers expressed hope that the jail will eventually be torn down to make way for the project. The speaker added that “you can’t get well in a cell,” arguing the center and Hope Village could become a model for other communities.

Event remarks noted the announcement coincided with a day focused on mental health. No formal city actions, land approvals or timelines were announced at the event; organizers framed the gathering as the start of a fundraising and planning campaign.

Frank McCourt’s $10 million gift was described as the initial contribution toward the $100 million goal. Organizers said the campus would combine housing with on-site mental-health care, job-skills training and other supports, but they did not provide a development timeline, parcel details beyond the nearby jail site, or specific funding sources beyond McCourt’s gift.

Next steps described at the event were focused on fundraising and community imagining rather than concrete approvals. Organizers encouraged public and private supporters to contribute to reach the campaign goal.