The grocer was looking for a distinctive product made near downtown L.A. and
approached Homeboy Industries with the idea. "Ralphs is committed to supporting community organizations in California, and we believe this is a different approach to doing just that," says president
Mike Donnelly.
Homeboy Industries, which was founded by a Jesuit priest 21 years ago, also runs a landscaping business and a silk-screen shop. It provides job training for about 450 formerly gang-affiliated youths annually.
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