HOBY Southern California

HOBY Southern California Welcome to the official page of HOBY Southern California.

"Like" us if you are an alum, volunteer, or simply interested in learning more about who we are and what we are doing in Southern California. Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) was founded by TV's famous Sheriff Wyatt Earp, also known as Hugh O'Brian, after he spent time giving back to those less fortunate with humanitarian Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Africa. As he was getting ready to leave Africa

, Dr. Schweitzer turned Hugh around and asked him; "Hugh, what are you going to do with all of this?"

Inspired by Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Hugh O'Brian returned to America and founded HOBY! A non-profit organization with the purpose of helping students across the globe find their passion as the student and world leaders of today and tomorrow!

Happy Giving Tuesday everyone! Consider giving up to four students the opportunity to attend HOBY SoCal 2026. Here is a ...
12/02/2025

Happy Giving Tuesday everyone! Consider giving up to four students the opportunity to attend HOBY SoCal 2026. Here is a quote from the open-mic reflections activity at HOBY SoCal 2025:

"I've never met a room with so many energetic and supportive people. Everyone I've interacted with has been so nice. I believe that, if every one of you guys continues to take the energy that you brought here and bring it with you for the rest of your lives ...that we will all do amazing things"

Donation link:
(link also in bio)

Do you want to help give students the opportunity to build leadership skills and self-confidence while connecting with t...
12/01/2025

Do you want to help give students the opportunity to build leadership skills and self-confidence while connecting with their local community, making a difference, and finding lifelong friends? Consider sponsoring a student for HOBY 2026! We linked a donation page in our bio and at the bottom of this description 👇👇

Can't donate but want to support? Please spread our Giving Tuesday posts via your story or reposting! Make sure to tag ! Let's make a difference this Giving Tuesday.

Donate here:

11/27/2025

What we're thankful for this Thanksgiving:

🍁 Our inspiring Ambassadors, who bring all the enthusiasm, energy, and fresh perspective.

🍁 Our passionate volunteers, individuals who make HOBY possible with their dedication and hard work.

🍁 Our supportive nominators, who identify and encourage future leaders.

🍁 Our generous donors, the kindhearted contributors who make our events possible.

🍁 Our engaged alumni, past participants who continue to support and strengthen our community.

🍁 And our memorable seminars, the impactful events that change lives and keep us coming back.

Are you thankful for HOBY? Consider giving the gift of HOBY to aspiring ambassadors this Giving Tuesday, and comment what part of HOBY you're most thankful for! 🦃

What we're thankful for this Thanksgiving:🍁 Our inspiring Ambassadors, who bring all the enthusiasm, energy, and fresh p...
11/27/2025

What we're thankful for this Thanksgiving:

🍁 Our inspiring Ambassadors, who bring all the enthusiasm, energy, and fresh perspective.

🍁 Our passionate volunteers, individuals who make HOBY possible with their dedication and hard work.

🍁 Our supportive nominators, who identify and encourage future leaders.

🍁 Our generous donors, the kindhearted contributors who make our events possible.

🍁 Our engaged alumni, past participants who continue to support and strengthen our community.

🍁 And our memorable seminars, the impactful events that change lives and keep us coming back.

Are you thankful for HOBY? Consider giving the gift of HOBY to aspiring ambassadors this Giving Tuesday, and comment what part of HOBY you're most thankful for! 🦃



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HOBY Southern California

Help us reach our $2,000 goal and beyond to send at least 4 Southern California High Schoolers to HOBY Seminar 2026!Dona...
11/25/2025

Help us reach our $2,000 goal and beyond to send at least 4 Southern California High Schoolers to HOBY Seminar 2026!

Donate Here:
Link also in Bio and in the Comments

Happy Giving Tuesday!! 💙💛 Comment below what HOBY experience / people you are grateful for 🙂Today we reflect on how grat...
11/28/2023

Happy Giving Tuesday!! 💙💛 Comment below what HOBY experience / people you are grateful for 🙂

Today we reflect on how grateful we are to be a part of this community of leaders determined to make change in our world. Thank you to those of you who have donated, both monetarily and in other ways, to our Southern California seminar, whether or not you’ve been through the program itself. Thank you for your time and effort in continuing to inspire HOBY ambassadors (just like you may have been inspired in the past).

If you feel inclined to, please consider clicking on the link in our bio, hobyca.org/donate, to donate to our seminar and continue inspiring young leaders. Any monetary amount is appreciated!

06/23/2023

We are ALIVE AWAKE ALERT ENTHUSIASTIC for our Day 1 🥳

HEY HOBY!!! 4 DAYS UNTIL SEMINAR! We’re halfway through our fundraising week and need your help to reach our goal💙💛.Ever...
06/19/2023

HEY HOBY!!! 4 DAYS UNTIL SEMINAR! We’re halfway through our fundraising week and need your help to reach our goal💙💛.

Every contribution brings us closer to the $2023 mark. Show your support and contribute in the link in our bio & share the link with family and friends that know how much this organization has impacted you 🙂

HEY HOBY!!!Happy 7 days until seminar! We are in the final stretch, and we are ready to stir up some success with our la...
06/17/2023

HEY HOBY!!!

Happy 7 days until seminar! We are in the final stretch, and we are ready to stir up some success with our last fundraiser before the big day — a goal to reach $2023 dollars for HOBY SoCal 2023 💙💛

Even if you weren’t able to participate in a seminar in person this year, donating to future seminars is one way that you can still contribute. These funds will go to fueling more incredible experiences for future ambassadors, just like the ones that many of you were likely able to have 🙂.

Please see the link in our Instagram bio to donate! If you’re unable to donate this year, share the link with others in your life that you feel understand the impact that HOBY has had on your life. Thanks to support like this, we are going to be able to provide an authentic experience for 160+ ambassadors this year.

Thank you all!
HOBY SoCal team ❤️

Congrats to HOBY Alum for graduating! 💙💛 ✨ “I loved the day of service projects, especially making pillows for cancer p...
05/24/2020

Congrats to HOBY Alum for graduating! 💙💛
✨
“I loved the day of service projects, especially making pillows for cancer patients (and jumping into the pile of finished pillows with my friends afterwards!)💙” (HOBY ALUM 2018)

A huge congrats to for graduating from UC Merced 💙🤩 We appreciate all of the love you have shown and continue to show t...
05/23/2020

A huge congrats to for graduating from UC Merced 💙🤩 We appreciate all of the love you have shown and continue to show to to our HOBY SoCal seminar 💙💛 Continue being the wonderful you that you are ✨ (HOBY ALUM 2014)

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Orange, CA
92866

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http://hobyca.org/donate, http://bit.ly/gt2025socal, https://www.instagram.com/hobysocal/?hl=e

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