"At Homeboy's headquarters in Chinatown, people receive employment, tattoo removal, therapy and more. But in recent years, Homeboy said individuals increasingly arrive needing more help than the nonprofit can provide. Faced with pronounced substance abuse and mental health problems that require supervision and a place to sleep while undergoing treatment, Homeboy had to refer those individuals to outside organizations that provide beds."
"Homeboy plans to turn the 4-acre Spanish Colonial Revival property into a 60-bed community where the formerly incarcerated and gang-involved can sleep and heal. The site, to be named Home of the Angels, will provide 50 beds for substance abuse treatment and an additional 10 for people experiencing acute mental health issues. There will also be outpatient services to treat addiction and mental health."
Homeboy Industries purchased the Monastery of the Angels, a four-acre Spanish Colonial Revival former cloister in the Hollywood Hills, to expand residential services for the formerly incarcerated and gang-involved. The property will become Home of the Angels, a 60-bed community with 50 beds for substance-abuse treatment and 10 beds for acute mental-health stabilization, plus outpatient addiction and mental-health services. The expansion aims to provide supervised housing and on-site treatment that Homeboy previously could not offer, reducing referrals to external organizations. Homeboy headquarters currently offers employment, tattoo removal, therapy and other services. The monastery was founded by Dominican nuns in 1924 and developed with local Catholic support.
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