The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has selected popular Los Angeles-based nonprofit Homeboy Industries to receive its 2020 Humanitarian Prize
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Peter Laugharn, president and CEO of the Hilton Foundation, said, “The jury’s selection of Homeboy Industries as the recipient of the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize speaks to the power of standing with people who have been systemically marginalized, creating space for them to heal and invest in their future, with the intention of ending the socio-economic inequities that impact communities.
In response to the honor, Boyle said, "All of us at Homeboy Industries are profoundly humbled by the Hilton Foundation's recognition. Their validation of our work of 32 years strengthens our resolve to create a community of kinship and healing in Los Angeles. This acknowledgment helps us all to move past ‘survival of the fittest’ and allow the thriving of the nurtured."
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