passage: (CNN) -- There are few people who can say their job saved them, but former gang member Rafael Jimenez says he's one of them. "If I wasn't working here I'd be on the streets looking for problems or, even worse, selling drugs," Jimenez told CNN en Español. "Working here saved my life," said Jimenez, dressed in his blue uniform and cooking cap. The 44-year-old works as a baker at Homeboy Bakery, part of Homeboy Industries in East Los Angeles, the largest gang rehabilitation program in the country. The program was founded in 1992 by Father Greg Boyle, who has counseled and mentored thousands of gang members.
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  Homeboy Industries helps gang members get off the streets
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  Father Greg Boyle, the founder, has counseled thousands of gang members
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  Program provides jobs for people who want to turn their lives around
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  Homeboy Industries also provides services such as tattoo removal
query: @placeholder' program has been so successful that other gang rehabilitation programs around the country are now looking to them as a model.
entities: CNN East Los Angeles Español Greg Boyle Homeboy Bakery Homeboy Industries Jimenez Rafael Jimenez