Bakery Run by Ex-Gang Members Reopens

by Mandalit del Barco, NPR

In Los Angeles, a bakery run by former gang members has reopened nearly a decade after the original one was destroyed by fire. It's part of Homeboy Industries, a rehabilitation program headed by Father Gregory Boyle, who's worked with young people from more than 600 street gangs in Los Angeles.

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• Morning Edition, October 3, 2007