Father Gregory Boyle, right, with current and former employees at Homeboy Industries after layoffs were announced in Los Angeles. See full story(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Brian Salomon, who is currently employed, wipes windows at Homeboy Industries. See full story(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Chase Masterson, second from left, gets emotional while watching a newscast with laid-off employees at Homeboy Industries. See full story(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Former Homeboy Industries employees Marney Stofflet, left, Iliana Abrego and Aracely Soto-Vasquez, with her daughter Asenia, continue to work for free after being laid off. See full story(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Jonathan Garay kisses his niece Angie after losing his job at Homeboy Industries. See full story(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Young man after young man hugged Father Gregory Boyle and shook his hand after Homeboy Industries announced it was laying off 300 employees. “I’m always more hopeful than I am optimistic,” Boyle said. See full story(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Father Gregory Boyle stands behind former First Lady Laura Bush during her visit to Sun Valley Middle School in 2005. See full story(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Homeboy Industries’ main building just east of Chinatown has become a local landmark. See full story(Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
