About Us
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Homies Unidos believes in the inherent right of youth, families and their communities to pursue their dreams and achieve their full potential in a just, safe and healthy society.
For ten years, Homies Unidos has been a catalyst for change, working to end violence and promote peace in our communities through gang prevention, the promotion of human rights in immigrant communities, and the empowerment of youth through positive alternatives to gang involvement and destructive behavior.
In fact, we are living proof that prevention works and that peace is possible.
We are an independent 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. Our leaders are engaged with peer organizations to share best practices for organizations around the globe.
A letter from the Executive Director, Alex Sanchez
Dear Friends of Homies Unidos,
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Homies Unidos believes in the inherent right of youth, families and their communities to pursue their dreams and achieve their full potential in a just, safe and healthy society.
For ten years, Homies Unidos has been a catalyst for change, working to end violence and promote peace in our communities through gang prevention, the promotion of human rights in immigrant communities, and the empowerment of youth through positive alternatives to gang involvement and destructive behavior.
In fact, we are living proof that prevention works and that peace is possible.
We are an independent 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. Our leaders are engaged with peer organizations to share best practices for organizations around the globe.
A letter from the Executive Director, Alex Sanchez
Dear Friends of Homies Unidos,
Homies Unidos staff and board of director would like thank all who attended our tenth anniversary banquet November 20th. To those who donated but where not able to attend and those who had us in their prayers, we thank you all.
Through out our ten years we have met beautiful people who have helped us in many ways; from volunteers donating their precious time in our programs, attorneys speaking and advising our families about their immigration problems, Interns choosing to work and help us to improve our programs and foundations who trusted in us with their monies, we thank you all, we could of not had made it without you.
As we embark into the next decade of service and advocacy, we will be calling on you once more to step up with us to meet the challenges and celebrate the successes that lay ahead.
Together we will succeed in creating opportunities to those facing the violence in our schools, community and homes. The attendance of both City Councilman Ed Reyes and Tony Cardenas to our event demonstrates that our work has reached the ears of policy makers. in so, we will be working closer more then ever to provide impute from our community so policies reflect the needs of our community.
We will like to thank our honorees; Our Key Note Speaker Magdaleno Rose-Avila, Our Homie of The Year Juan Canizalez, Former State Senator Tom Hayden, Our family Advocate Vilma Pineda, our community activist Jose Felix Cabrera and our Mistress of Ceremony the beautiful Salvadorian radio host of Latino 96.3 Raq-C.
We honor those who have not only dedicated themselves to change their lives but are also making a difference in our community. It is Homies Unidos mission to empower and honor our youth on their successes. We will continue to due so in years to come. Come and Get Involved.
We will like to thank those who made our agency be what it is today. Silvia Beltran our former Executive Director has continued to support our work. Now she is the field deputy officer for council district one. Our Staff: Allegra Padilla, Mirna Solórzano, Christal Lee and Alejandro Alvardo.
Silvia Beltran and George Magallanes from Councilman Ed Reyes office, Michael DelaRocha and Eduardo Hewitt from Councilman Tony Cardenas and Rafael Gonzales from the Mayors office where instrumental in helping Los Angeles City Council pass a resolution for Homies Unidos 10 years of work in the City of Los Angeles. Thank you for your dedication to our community.
With much respect,
Alex Sanchez Executive Director Homies Unidos