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    Anti-Gang Groups-Bailout

    In+a+Monday%2C+June+7%2C+2010+photo%2C+Robert+Trejo%2C+from+left%2C+Malo+Villezas+and+Fabian+Parra+jokes+around+outside+Homeboy+Industries+in+Los+Angeles.+Organizations+trying+to+prevent+youngsters+from+joining+gangs+have+been+hit+hard+by+the+sour+economy.+Homeboy+Industries%2C+which+employed+ex-gang+members+as+a+way+of+keeping+them+off+the+street%2C+had+to+fire+more+than+300+of+its+workers+as+donations+and+city+subsidies+plummeted.
    AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
    In a Monday, June 7, 2010 photo, Robert Trejo, from left, Malo Villezas and Fabian Parra jokes around outside Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. Organizations trying to prevent youngsters from joining gangs have been hit hard by the sour economy. Homeboy Industries, which employed ex-gang members as a way of keeping them off the street, had to fire more than 300 of its workers as donations and city subsidies plummeted.

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