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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Homeboy Industries Out of Cash

    Homeboy Industries has won international acclaim as by offering jobs, counseling and schooling to rehabilitate gang members for the past 21 years. Roman Catholic Father Greg Boyle has faced gunfire to stop gun violence and get sworn enemies to work together. But now he says he's been losing sleep for another reason -- money.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Homeboy Industries has won international acclaim as by offering jobs, counseling and schooling to rehabilitate gang members for the past 21 years. Roman Catholic Father

    Greg Boyle has faced gunfire to stop gun violence and get sworn enemies to work together. But now he says he's been losing sleep for another reason -- money.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Greg Boyle

      Jesuit priest, founder of Homeboy Industries, author of “The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness”

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    LAUSD Votes to Hand Over Schools to Charter Groups
    1. 0:00Iraq's Future: The Battle Continues
    2. 28:25Fire Season Opens with Plume of Smoke over Downtown
    3. 35:30LAUSD Votes to Hand Over Schools to Charter Groups
    4. 47:11Homeboy Industries Out of CashYou’re reading this
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