Transformative Justice, Healing and Hope

Stand with the demonized so the demonizing will stop. While in Los Angeles, Santa Clara students will be hosted by Dolores Mission, a Jesuit parish in East LA, whose parishioners take the grassroots initiative to address issues that challenge their community through connection and advocacy. Students will bear witness of the possibility of creating a positive ripple effect not only around the city of Los Angeles, but in communities around the world.

SCU students will spend most of their time with the local parish and school, as well with community leaders who focus on healing and hope. Students will also visit Homeboy Industries,  which foster foundational healing for previously incarcerated people so no one re-offends, believing that healing happens in an irresistible culture of relational tenderness. In addition to participation in pre and post-immersion meetings, participants will be required to read "Tattoos from the Heart”