As 2024 comes to a close, we at Homeboy Electronics Recycling are brimming with gratitude for you—our customers, partners, and allies. Your support empowers us to continue our mission of providing life-changing opportunities through meaningful work and skill development.
Homeboy Industries remains steadfast in its commitment to transforming the way the world sees and supports those who have been marginalized—the formerly incarcerated and gang-involved. By fostering a community built on trust and love, we create pathways for healing and demonstrate a new way forward. Through its re-entry services, therapeutic programs, and social enterprise model, we work together to reduce recidivism, reunite families, and eliminate barriers to employment.
Our 18-month core program provides participants with a chance to rebuild their lives while accessing critical wraparound services, including case management, workforce readiness training, substance abuse support, tattoo removal, and education.
Your partnership with Homeboy Electronics Recycling helps us break cycles of poverty by offering many their first-ever job and paycheck. It helps us break cycles of violence through trauma-informed programs such as anger management, domestic violence support, parenting classes, and art therapy. Most importantly, it helps us break cycles of despair by offering hope where there was none before.
Your Impact
For every 100,000 pounds we collect, we create another job.
This year, thanks to your continued partnership, we supported thousands of individuals seeking to transform their lives and become thriving members of their communities. This transformative work is made possible by your support, enabling us to provide vital wraparound services that address the needs of our participants.
One unique benefit of choosing Homeboy Electronics Recycling is our commitment to transparent reporting. Many of our corporate customers request impact summaries for the materials we process, which can be integrated into their ESG metrics to showcase tangible results.
In 2024, we processed MILLIONS of pounds of materials from residential, municipal, and corporate customers.
Your ongoing partnership fuels positive change—for individuals, communities, and the planet. Thank you for being part of our journey to create a more sustainable and equitable world. Here's to making an even greater impact in 2025!
Want a Way Forward? Father Gregory Boyle Says Try ‘Cherished Belonging’
Father Greg Boyle, the heart behind Homeboy Industries, shares how belonging can help us move forward in a divided world. He believes real change starts with love, connection, and seeing people for who they are. His powerful stories show how community and compassion can transform lives—one relationship at a time.
Today, at Homeboy Industries, 60% of our staff are former program participants who provide the leadership and cultural competency to enable the transformation of others.
When you shop Homeboy Electronics, each purchase not only helps reduce electronic waste but also plays a vital role in bridging the digital divide by making technology more accessible. Plus, you’re creating meaningful job opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals, helping them build brighter futures. Shop sustainably and invest in reliable refurbished devices for your business or personal use!
Homeboy Electronics Recycling is an award-winning social enterprise that provides IT asset disposition, data destruction, and electronics recycling services.
By recycling or partnering with us, you not only receive high-quality services but also get to be part of creating opportunities that can truly transform someone's life. We firmly believe that sustainability is not just about the environment but also about creating a more equitable and just society. That's why every action we take has a positive impact on the planet and the people around us.
