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Father Greg & the Homeboys: The Extraordinary Journey of Father Greg Boyle and His Work With the Latino Gangs of East L.A., 1995, Hyperion Books, 978-0786860890; Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, 2010, Free Press, 978-1439153024; Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship, 2017, Simon & Schuster, 978-1476726151
Father Greg Boyle, founder of the Homeboy gang member redirection program, marks 50 years of service.
Homeboy Industries began in 1988 as a job training program (called Jobs for a Future) [1] out of Dolores Mission Parish in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, US.It was created by then-pastor Greg Boyle to offer an alternative to gang life for high-risk youth, who were living in a city (Los Angeles) with the highest concentration of gang activity in the country. [10]
Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, one of the largest gang intervention programs in L.A. County, is expected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden.
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Dolores Mission, Los Angeles is a Catholic parish in the largely Hispanic area of Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles.The parish has collaborated in various grassroots initiatives to combat adverse social conditions in the area, including Homeboy Industries, [1] Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission, [2] CHIRLA, and the East Los Angeles Housing Coalition.
Dennis R. Sanchez was born in 1956 in Los Angeles. A graduate of the University of Southern California and San Francisco State University, he is a critically acclaimed author. In addition, he is a professor of English at East Los Angeles College and founded the organization, East Side Spirit and Pride, and serves as its current advisor. [1]
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