G-Dog and the Homeboys: Father Greg Boyle and the Gangs of East Los Angeles
By Celeste Fremon.
Description
". . . A beautifully composed exposition of the work that Father Greg Boyle, S.J., has done with young Latino gang members of East Los Angeles. Boyle has received national recognition for his dedicated efforts to redirect lives: finding jobs and decent alternative schooling and offering unqualified support and love. . . . Boyle couldn't save all the "homies" from the results of gang-banging, gun attacks, alcohol, dope, and prison, but they knew he was there, and many have made it to responsible adulthood."--Library Journal Originally published in 1995, this paperbac...
ISBN(s)
0826335365, 9780826335364