Homeboy Industries Silkscreen Division

We took a tour of Homeboy Silkscreen & Embroidery, another outpost of Homeboy Industries, after taking a tour of their headquarters on Boyd Street & the adjoining Homegirl Café. The shop is in back of the property so it is hard to locate unless you walk around all the way. Enter through a black iron screen door that is framed by a colorful urban/​Meso American themed mural.
This is the place where one can order in bulk custom designed T-​shirts & shirts with any kind of logo, graphics, lettering. The process is all professional and done with care. The work place is utilitarian, but it is also decorated with a huge great mural and other framed art work including the Virgin de Guadalupe blessing the people of Homeboy Industries.
Our guide was a neatly bearded young man working on site. He was full of information on the printing process and seemed happy showing us the various facets of the operation. He also seemed to be contented working there. This place deserves our business since it hires many people in need. They might have been former inmates, substance addicts, former gang members who all want to start a new more productive life. Homeboy Industries gives opportunities so that they don’t have to return to their old life. I looked at the samples of the work they were producing, and the quality is great. 5+ Unilocal stars for creating new possibilities to help people help themselves thereby creating a more stable community.

I love this program. I purchased a beanie and it has become my preferred head gear. High quality product with a logo I can wear with pride.

I was in need of printing promotional t-​shirts for my business in a very short notice and with a very close dateline. A friend told me to go to Homeboy in Downtown Los Angeles.
I showed up in a hurry on a Monday afternoon. The customer service was outstanding! The clerk at the front desk was very knowledgeable and he was able to explain in detail everything about the silkscreen process. I placed an order on the same afternoon.
My order was ready for pick-​up on Thursday of the same week, as promised by the clerk. I’m very happy with my T-​shirts and with Homeboy professional service.

agreed…“nothing stops a bullet, like a job”

I’ve proudly worn my Jobs Not Jails and Homeboy Industries T-​shirts for years. The quality of the shirts themselves is excellent, and I like the fact that I’m promoting a great business without even thinking about it.
If you need T-​shirts silkscreened for your group or event, consider Homeboy Industries. They provide jobs and work experience for young people in vulnerable communities. The founder of Homeboy Industries, Fr. Greg Boyle, is a saint. This place – including the bakery, the café, and the tattoo removal – has improved more poor people’s lives in its short history than the LAPD has over its entire existence.

«Nothing Stops a Bullet Like a Job» is the Homeboy Industries motto.
I picked up another one of their Homeboy t-​shirts for friend’s birthday gift as well as a «Baby Homeboy» onesie (light green) for my friends who just learned the gender of their baby. They will appreciate the onesie, the grandparents… I dunno. They have apparel for Homegirls as well. They carry other clothing items and items for home and work.
I went to the silk screen shop because truthfully I was too cheap to pay $ 8.50 for the UPS shipping and I’m never at work to receive UPS packages. There is a small parking lot or park on the street.
You can order on-​line and order in bulk for say, your work place, graduation, or family reunion with a your own design, etc.
Also see the review for the Homegirl Café.