Tom Vazzo

It's very hard for us as humans, always judge. Let me, if you have time for another story.

It's very hard for us as humans, always judge. Let me, if you have time for another story.

So we at Homeboy, we're a nonprofit organization, mostly funded by two-thirds of donations and foundations, but 25% of our social enterprise business is a measly amount of government money. social enterprise businesses. We have a bakery, we have a cafe, we have a bakery. Artisan made bread.

So we at Homeboy, we're a nonprofit organization, mostly funded by two-thirds of donations and foundations, but 25% of our social enterprise business is a measly amount of government money. social enterprise businesses. We have a bakery, we have a cafe, we have a bakery. Artisan made bread.

So we at Homeboy, we're a nonprofit organization, mostly funded by two-thirds of donations and foundations, but 25% of our social enterprise business is a measly amount of government money. social enterprise businesses. We have a bakery, we have a cafe, we have a bakery. Artisan made bread.

Listen, there's nothing better to break down barriers of two rival gang members standing at the bread table, rolling dough, shoulder to shoulder, knowing how much bread they got to get done. You can't demonize somebody in relationship with, and that's why we have, we don't deal with gangs, we deal with gang members, right? That's why we have rival gangs working among themselves.

Listen, there's nothing better to break down barriers of two rival gang members standing at the bread table, rolling dough, shoulder to shoulder, knowing how much bread they got to get done. You can't demonize somebody in relationship with, and that's why we have, we don't deal with gangs, we deal with gang members, right? That's why we have rival gangs working among themselves.

Listen, there's nothing better to break down barriers of two rival gang members standing at the bread table, rolling dough, shoulder to shoulder, knowing how much bread they got to get done. You can't demonize somebody in relationship with, and that's why we have, we don't deal with gangs, we deal with gang members, right? That's why we have rival gangs working among themselves.

One of the businesses is we go to farmer's markets. We sell bread at the farmer's markets, and they're interacting with customers and all. So early on in my time, I'm trying to do management by walking around and getting to know people. And so I walked through the bakery, and I heard one of our best –

One of the businesses is we go to farmer's markets. We sell bread at the farmer's markets, and they're interacting with customers and all. So early on in my time, I'm trying to do management by walking around and getting to know people. And so I walked through the bakery, and I heard one of our best –

One of the businesses is we go to farmer's markets. We sell bread at the farmer's markets, and they're interacting with customers and all. So early on in my time, I'm trying to do management by walking around and getting to know people. And so I walked through the bakery, and I heard one of our best –

farmer's market guys george asked for his bakery manager for the for the weekend off now as you can imagine weekends are busy for farmer's markets and he's one of our best guys every no matter how much bread he takes out he always sells it he's got a good gift for gab and interacts with customers right and people come to see george and talk about him so uh and so we so the manager gave him time off and

farmer's market guys george asked for his bakery manager for the for the weekend off now as you can imagine weekends are busy for farmer's markets and he's one of our best guys every no matter how much bread he takes out he always sells it he's got a good gift for gab and interacts with customers right and people come to see george and talk about him so uh and so we so the manager gave him time off and

farmer's market guys george asked for his bakery manager for the for the weekend off now as you can imagine weekends are busy for farmer's markets and he's one of our best guys every no matter how much bread he takes out he always sells it he's got a good gift for gab and interacts with customers right and people come to see george and talk about him so uh and so we so the manager gave him time off and

I come up to him. I'm really a newbie at this point. I say, hey, what's going on? I'm like in a glib way. Hey, what are you going to do this weekend, right? And he says, I'm reporting in. And I said, reporting in? What's that mean? He said, oh, I'm reporting to county jail. And I take a step back and go, what do you mean reporting to county jail? Well, he owed money. And so back in L.A.

I come up to him. I'm really a newbie at this point. I say, hey, what's going on? I'm like in a glib way. Hey, what are you going to do this weekend, right? And he says, I'm reporting in. And I said, reporting in? What's that mean? He said, oh, I'm reporting to county jail. And I take a step back and go, what do you mean reporting to county jail? Well, he owed money. And so back in L.A.

I come up to him. I'm really a newbie at this point. I say, hey, what's going on? I'm like in a glib way. Hey, what are you going to do this weekend, right? And he says, I'm reporting in. And I said, reporting in? What's that mean? He said, oh, I'm reporting to county jail. And I take a step back and go, what do you mean reporting to county jail? Well, he owed money. And so back in L.A.

County at that time, when you come on a sidebar, nutty thing about society is we release tens of thousands of prisoners a year and they come out with debt, not just restitution costs, but parole costs, court costs, fines and fees. And so how do we think a prisoner in prison is making money?

County at that time, when you come on a sidebar, nutty thing about society is we release tens of thousands of prisoners a year and they come out with debt, not just restitution costs, but parole costs, court costs, fines and fees. And so how do we think a prisoner in prison is making money?

County at that time, when you come on a sidebar, nutty thing about society is we release tens of thousands of prisoners a year and they come out with debt, not just restitution costs, but parole costs, court costs, fines and fees. And so how do we think a prisoner in prison is making money?