Proyecto's mission is to empower the economically and politically disenfranchised community of boyle heights through grassroots projects in education, leadership, and service. Our vision is that residents continually address evolving challenges in the community, and that boyle heights serves as a model for other communities to participate in their own social transformation. Proyecto was founded in 1986 by father GREG boyle and by community residents in response to pervasive poverty and GANG violence, low educational attainment of children and youth, and limited economic and civic engagement opportunities for community members. Today, proyecto utilizes a network of 1,500 volunteers and approximately 85 staff to carry out the work of its programs in service to the community, serving more than 6,000 residents annually, 100% of which are low-income and underserved, across five major initiatives: 1) early childhood education centers; 2) the guadalupe homeless project; 3) impacto youth development programming; 4) comunidad EN movimiento civic engagement initiative; and 5) the promesa boyle heights collaborative.