Reshaping Hearts and Lives with Jose Arellano

Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff and Friends

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Talk Radio, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, my friend, Jose Arellano, shares his journey from joining a gang and experiencing incarceration to finding hope and purpose at Homeboy Industries. He discusses the impact of gang culture and the violence that comes with it. Jose also reflects on the death of his mother and how it led to a shift in his perspective. He highlights the importance of creating opportunities for individuals to reshape their hearts and lives. Connect with Jose: instagram.com/josearellanoofficial tepitocoffee.com https://homeboyindustries.org/ Connect with Bob: instagram.com/bobgoff

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0:00.0	Access More.
0:08.0	Hey everybody, welcome to the Dream Big Podcast.
0:11.0	So glad you're part of it.
0:12.0	This is a tree. I always like doing the Dream Big Podcast, so glad you're part of it.
0:12.8	This is a tree.
0:13.7	I always like doing these podcasts,
0:16.2	but it's kind of rare privilege to get one of the guys
0:20.1	that is just a big voice in my life.
0:23.0	Jose from Home Boys Industries is in the studio with me.
0:27.0	And Jose, welcome, I'm so glad you're here.
0:29.0	Thank you for having me, Bob.
0:31.0	Wow.
0:32.0	Tell us a little, for people that don't know Home Boy Industries
0:34.4	tell us a little bit about that and maybe some of the adventure that you were on in life that
0:40.4	got you introduced to Home Boy. Okay. Well, Home Boy to Home Boy, said,
0:43.3	Okay. Well, Home Boy Industries were the largest gang reentry
0:48.0	and rehabilitation center on the planet.
0:50.6	You know, we've been around for 35 years. We were founded by a Jesuit priest by the name of Father G.
0:56.0	Who's also a great friend of yours and you know we were the inception of Home Boys was during what we call in Los Angeles the decade of death and it was from 88 to 98 gang violence and the gang culture was you know
1:11.5	was dominant in black and brown communities and you know like
1:16.2	myself other young boys and young folks were getting involved in gangs and
1:21.9	joining gangs at a rapid pace and were chasing death.
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