Homeboy Industries launched its 14th social enterprise in the form of a recycling plant.
Employees test and repair gadgets if they can be in working condition. Those that can't be salvaged are then sold for parts.A Los Angeles -based program that has helped rehabilitate hundreds of former gang members for more than three decades is venturing into a new field as it helps expand opportunities for its participants.
At the recycling plant, workers test the gadgets they are given to see if they can potentially work. Devices that still work are then tested, repaired and certified for quality. Once that checklist is complete, the gadgets are listed for sale and include a warranty.“We want to be able to provide people with affordable technology,” Deliman said. “So, being able to provide technology that’s affordable gives people the opportunity to be connected to the world.
“We have hundreds of pounds of plastic and circuitry that comes through here,” said Franky Valdez, test and repair supervisor.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.Deliman said the social enterprise does more than help make sales at affordable prices – it brings employment to people who’ve faced systemic barriers.
“I felt so at home,” Echeverria said. “The way I was received was probably the feeling I had been looking for my whole life as a child.”
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