In November 2007, Urban Berney Foundation was approached by Oscar Nominated Isabel Vega to help her seek funding for a new documentary, "Homegirls."
UBF was able to secure Research and Development funding from The California Council of Humanities
( www.calhum.org) to provide fiscal sponsorship for Isabel's project.
Homegirls
With the motto of "Jobs not Jails," Homegirl Café seeks to provide a haven where girls of similar pasts can learn the skills they need to succeed in the arena of food services. It also functions as a type of gang in itself, giving the girls incentive to learn how to be productive, social and manage their lives outside of the café without resorting to anger and violence.
Homegirl Café only hires girls with criminal or juvenile records, most of them gang-related, with hopes of providing a rehabilitation and "starting over" point for those willing to make the effort. All of the girls have had violent lives and upbringings, ranging from drug abuse to rape to being shot. All of them have children, which they’d like to see have a better and safer childhood than their own. HOMEGIRLS is a documentary drama following several of these women through the café and into its effects on their daily lives.
Homegirl Café only hires girls with criminal or juvenile records, most of them gang-related, with hopes of providing a rehabilitation and "starting over" point for those willing to make the effort. All of the girls have had violent lives and upbringings, ranging from drug abuse to rape to being shot. All of them have children, which they’d like to see have a better and safer childhood than their own. HOMEGIRLS is a documentary drama following several of these women through the café and into its effects on their daily lives.
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