John's Story of Transformation and Hope

Meet John Clement, son of an immigrant single mother, who grew up in Long Beach. He is a participant in the Homeboy 18-month program.
He shares, “the judge said to me, ‘I’m going to take this chance on you, and I hope you run with this opportunity.’ And I have." Learn more about John as he shares part of his story.
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Located in downtown Los Angeles, Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community. By utilizing a combination of donations and social enterprises, Homeboy Industries is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose innovative model of therapeutic wrap-around services has helped the organization become one of the most successful re-entry programs in the United States.

[@benjaminfitzgeraldhernande6996]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing, John.

[@c.a.parker5036]

Thank you for this powerful story!

[@Paseosinperro]

Damm! That was inspiring John!!

[@corpsefoot758]

Damn … and I’m guessing he built up that ego as a defense-mechanism for his childhood self in the first place 😞 Good on you John, welcome to the fold brother 🤘