We are Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California helps motivated high school students rise above disadvantaged backgrounds. Our goal is to graduate young people who are physically, emotionally, and academically prepared for post-secondary education and productive life, breaking barriers so they can become community-minded leaders.

Boys Hope Girls Hope firmly believes that young people have the power to overcome adversity, realize their potential, and help transform our world. They create these successes when we remove obstacles, support and believe in them, and provide environments and opportunities that build on their strengths.

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California is a proud member of the Boys Hope Girls Hope Network. Our Network Headquarters, located in St. Louis, Missouri, connects, provides leadership to, and offers signature college-preparatory programming to affiliates across the nation, Mexico, and Guatemala. Each affiliate is independently incorporated, governed by its own board of directors, and responsible for its own fundraising. Affiliation and services agreements link the Network to ensure mission and brand fidelity, quality operations, maximum functional capacity, and consistency in training, programmatic standards, and best practices.

OUR MISSION

To nurture and guide motivated young people in need to become well-educated, career-ready men and women for others.

OUR DNA

These are the fundamental and distinctive characteristics of our organization.

Academic Focus

We believe in the transformative power of education to develop lifelong learners.

Service and Community Engagement

We believe in the Jesuit-inspired, values-centered hallmark of building “persons for others.”

Family-like Settings to Create a Sense of Belonging

We believe youth derive their energy and sustenance from exposure to nurturing environments.

Long-Term and Comprehensive Commitment

We believe an enduring relationship with youth holds the most promise for attaining positive outcomes.

Faith-Based Values

We believe that a loving God cares about the life of every individual and we manifest this belief.

Voluntary Participant Commitment

We believe in the motivational power of self-selection into the Boys Hope Girls Hope program.

LOCAL IMPACT

Since 1991, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California has been helping scholars rise up from disadvantaged backgrounds and strive for more. BHGH of Southern California serves youth who want to attend college and create successful futures for themselves. Our scholars have joined our program to receive support on their journey to college and beyond. They seek the academic resources, extracurricular opportunities, and mentor relationships we provide.

See how Boys Hope Girls Hope is prioritizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

HISTORY

Boys Hope Girls Hope was founded in 1977. Fr. Paul Sheridan, SJ and the first Board of Directors welcomed the innagural class of scholars into the new organization known as “The Jesuit Program for Living and Learning,” then. The program began in St. Louis, and has now spread to other locations, plus ours! See how Southern California has been changing lives over the decades.

1991

Opened our first boys’ home in Rancho Santa Margarita.

1996

The first girls’ home opens in Fullerton and we became Boys Hope Girls Hope.

2017

Boys Hope Girls Hope celebrates its 40th anniversary!

2023

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California has pre-collegian scholars, collegian scholars, and residential scholars. We are one of 14 affiliates in the United States. Our Alumni have become productive and contributing members of our community and give back to our scholars as men and women “for others”

LEADERSHIP

The Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California Board of Directors and staff leadership collaborate to ensure mission fidelity, financial stewardship and transparency. This team of professionals is committed to continuous learning, effective programming and improvement through impact evaluation and innovation.

Quinn Tran

Executive Director

Jasmine Ibarra

Program Director

Loretta Moody

Donor Relations Specialist

Nathalie Vazquez

Community Relations Specialist

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joshua Aven

CEO / Founder

Aven Financial Group

Jesse Bagley

Founder / CEO

PeopleSpace

Damon Bennett

President

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Rick Carpenter

Senior Vice President

Royal Business Bank

Garth Flint

Founder/Partner

Beacon Pointe Advisors

Mark Foster

Attorney

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P

Stephanie Gonzalez

Sr. Talent Sourcer

Nike

Ryan Huntsman

Vice President

Chicago Title

Mark C. Johnson

Chairman & CEO

Mark Chapin Johnson Foundation

David S. Kim

Managing Partner

The Bascom Group

Roger T. Kirwan

Chairman

Woodside Credit

Tracy Kirwan

Community Volunteer

Diane Lannon

Community Volunteer

Cameran Lindee

Vice President

CBRE

Doug McCaulley

Retired Partner

Deloitte Tax LLP

Theresa C. Morrison

President

William J. Cagney Trust

Chris Pribus

President

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Rachel Pupiromrat

Associate, Membership

National Council of State Boards of Nu (NCSBN)

Paul Reisz

Executive Vice President

PIMCO

Mark Schechter

Owner

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Mitch Shatzen

President & COO

Woodside Credit

Cliff Shepherdson

Vice President

FPA

Katherine Vu

1st VP / Deputy CRA Officer

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Laura Weber

Area Vice President

World Wide Technology

Keith Webster

Managing Director

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Robin Yoshimura

Director

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