'A friend in the White House': Jill Biden tours Homeboy Industries, L.A.’s renowned post-prison service provider
Mario Lundes greeted First Lady Jill Biden at the Homeboy Industries bakery Friday afternoon eager — but nervous — to share his redemption story.For the last 11 years he’s worked for the renowned Los Angeles social enterprise, which provides rehabilitation and reentry services for thousands of people formerly incarcerated or affiliated with gangs. It’s helped him find “light at the end of the tunnel” after serving time, said Lundes, who now works as a substance abuse disorder intake coordinator.
Jill Biden’s tour of Homeboy Industries came years after then-Vice President Joe Biden visited the nonprofit in 2015. “There’s a relationship between the Bidens and Homeboys,” said Emily Chapa, a case manager. “I truly believe that we have a friend in the White House,” said Chapa, who works in case management for the nonprofit. “They know about us; it feels like they respect what we do…. There’s a relationship between the Bidens and Homeboys.”
Founded by Father Gregory Boyle more than three decades ago, the nonprofit now serves hundreds of trainees in Southern California every year.
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