Homeboy Industries hosted its 23rd annual Lo Máximo Gala, a celebration of kinship, community, and the extraordinary individuals who have transformed their lives through the world’s largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program. The event was held on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the JW Marriott LA Live in Los Angeles.
“Lo Máximo means ‘the best,’ and Lo Máximo is an evening celebrating the best of us – our community of kinship and all of the homegirls and homeboys, the brave people who walk through our doors to transform their lives, the lives of their families, and their communities,” said Father Greg Boyle, Founder of Homeboy Industries.
All proceeds raised from Lo Máximo go directly into Homeboy Industries programs in service of its mission to provide hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people.
Actress, activist, and Homeboy Industries board member Jane Fonda returned as host for the evening, along with friends – actors Camilla Belle and comedian Pete Holmes. Homeboy Industries also welcomed a special musical performance by Grammy-nominated singer Aloe Blacc.
The night also spotlighted this year’s key honorees: Homeboy Hero: Huge Gonzalez, Homegirl Hero: Kanaka Luna-Jennings, and Community Honoree: Thomas J. Vozzo.
About Homeboy Industries
Homeboy Industries is the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program in the world. Annually, the nonprofit welcomes nearly 8,000 people seeking services and support. An additional 10,000 people come as visitors who experience the exquisite mutuality of the community. Homeboy has an internationally recognized reentry program for formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated adults and youth focused on healing from complex trauma. In addition to providing comprehensive wraparound social services, Homeboy Industries provides job training and quality jobs through its 11 social enterprises. Homeboy Industries provides healing and alternatives to gang life, creating more inclusive, safer, and healthier communities. Through the Global Homeboy Network, Homeboy Industries engages with hundreds of like-minded organizations around the world,d providing technical assistance to foster a paradigm of social change rooted in radical kinship and a commitment to standing with those on the margins. https://homeboyindustries.org