Homies Unidos In The Press

  • San Quentin celebrates El Salvador, focusing on the plight of those being deported there

    AFIRST-OF-ITS-KIND EVENT at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center earlier this month recognizes the cultural and religious roots of incarcerated individuals from El Salvador, while highlighting the plight of those who are deported there to spend the rest of their lives in prison.

    by Steve Brooks, Bay City NewsAugust 22, 2025

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  • March for Humanity causes “psychological traffic jam” on Pico

    Not fifty feet from Santa Monica College (SMC), several hundred Santa Monica residents gathered outside John Adams Middle School on March 22 for a “March for Humanity,” a demonstration calling for humane immigration policy in solidarity with the city’s immigrant community. Marchers paraded down Pico Boulevard, paused for a “people’s prayer” at Tongva Park, and made a final stop at the Santa Monica Pier for speeches and socializing.

    Mar 27, 2025  Written By Phoebe Huss

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  • MS-13 gangsters hunted by 'Black Shadow' death squad who 'hack off hands before killing'

    The Authorities in El Salvador have cracked down hard on gangs, building brutal prisons where gang members have no hope of release – but the inmates are the lucky ones with death squads roaming the streets and torturing suspected gang members to death

    25 Mar 2024 Michael Moran Audience

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  • Homies Unidos: A beacon of hope for “at-risk” youth in Pico-Union

    According to Alex Sanchez, the director of the Homies Unidos organization in Los Angeles, the goal is to give back to the community that had been burned by the wrath and pain through violence that one has caused.

    April 7, 2021 By Vanessa Castaneda

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  • “When a mother thanks one of our young men, some of them with tattoos all over their face and body, and says ‘God bless you, mijo,’ it humanizes our young people who have been labeled gang members or criminals,” explained Alex. “It inspires them to continue building peace and become community leaders.”

    Breaking bread: A community response to the pandemic
    in Los Angeles

    By Global Fund for Children | April 13, 2021

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  • "Our community needs us now more than ever and we will continue distributing food and providing care packages to our community members to alleviate some of the stress and financial strain brought on by the current situation"

    Homies Unidos switches to feeding families in pandemic

    By Los Angeles Wave Newspaper | October 2, 2020

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