LOS ANGELES — Mario Lundes greeted first lady Jill Biden at the Homeboy Industries bakery Friday afternoon eager — but nervous — to share his redemption story.
“It’s hard, but if I did it, they can do it too,” Lundes said.
For the last 11 years he’s worked for the renowned Los Angeles social enterprise, which provides rehabilitation and reentry services for thousands of people formerly incarcerated or affiliated with gangs. It’s helped him find “light at the end of the tunnel” after serving time, said Lundes, who now works as a substance abuse disorder intake coordinator.
