Homeboy Industries Starts Building New Treatment Campus in Hollywood Hills
Historic Monastery Transformed into Behavioral Health Campus
Officials broke ground Monday on a new behavioral health campus in the Hollywood Hills, developed by Homeboy Industries. This initiative is designed to enhance treatment and recovery services for formerly incarcerated individuals and those grappling with substance use disorders.
Dubbed "Home of the Angels," the project is supported by nearly $25 million in funding from the California Department of Health Care Services.
The development will transform the historic Monastery of the Angels, located at 1977 Carmen Ave., into a comprehensive 4-acre behavioral health campus. Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit focused on aiding formerly incarcerated and gang-involved individuals, will manage the facility as part of its reentry programs.
When completed, the campus will feature a 50-bed residential treatment facility, 10 peer respite beds for short-term support, and 40 outpatient treatment slots, according to officials.
"Healing happens when people are received with tenderness and held in community," said Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries. "Home of the Angels reflects what we have always believed at Homeboy Industries: that people heal when they are seen, cherished, and given a place to belong."
State officials highlighted that this project is part of a broader strategy to expand behavioral health infrastructure and treatment capacity throughout California, partially funded by Proposition 1.
"Home of the Angels reflects the community-rooted solutions that the Newsom Administration is advancing, bringing treatment and recovery services under one roof and closer to the people who need them," stated Michelle Baass, director of the Department of Health Care Services.
Since 2021, California has allocated billions of dollars to bolster crisis care, residential treatment, and outpatient services, with thousands of new treatment beds and slots slated for addition statewide.
