Father Greg Boyle
Friday, October 8, 2010 at 07:12PM
Fabian Lewkowicz in Father Greg Boyle, Homeboy Industries, Santa Monica

Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, signs his book, “Tattoos on the Heart,”  for retired Santa Monica High School teacher Rosa Marie de la Pena at Virginia Avenue Park Teen Center on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Father Boyle was ordained as a Jesuit Priest in 1982, moved to Boyle Heights in 1986 to become the pastor of Dolores Mission, and in 1988, he founded what would eventually become Homeboy Industries. Homeboy Industries provides at risk youth and former gang member s wi th job experience, positive communities and a second chance. Father Boyle draws on his 20+ years of stories and experiences in Tattoos on the Heart, telling the stories of LA's gangs with unmatched love and compassion.

 

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