Patricia Zarate

Homegirl Cafe

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Chef at Homegirl Café, the Homebody Industries restaurant in LA's Chinatown, where she mentors and trains young women who are leaving gang life behind

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At Los Angeles City Hall today, Father Greg Boyle's Homeboy Industries opened the  Homeboy Diner  to sell food to politicians, bureaucrats and visitors.

Homeboy Industries in City Hall

At Los Angeles City Hall today, Father Greg Boyle's Homeboy Industries opened the Homeboy Diner to sell food to politicians, bureaucrats and visitors.

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