Homies Sit in Front: Homeboy Industries Assumes its Voice in the Classroom
Homies—a familiial term used at Homeboy Industries—in higher education harness their resilience accumulated through years of profound life experience.
Dan Simonds is a second year Jesuit Volunteer who, after a year teaching at Detroit Cristo Rey High School, is continuing his westward trek from the smallest town, Warren, in the smallest state, Rhode Island. He is serving in 2018-2019 as a Student Services Coordinator at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California. Dan calls Gordon College—a small Christian liberal arts college near Boston—his alma mater.
