What happens when we show gang members we care?
Most don’t know the real story of life in an inner-city neighborhood where two ethnicities with gangs abut and overlap. Tensions and violence spiral to a point where those caught up in gang activity for defense as well as revenge reach a “don’t care” attitude and way of life.
The neighborhood described by this LA Times journalist, who was captivated by Fr. Gregory Boyle’s story, is Pico-Aliso Neighborhood of East LA, and the nationally acclaimed hero is a Jesuit priest who becomes a father-figure to all Latino youths willing to accept his help.
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