Nicky Cruz (born. December 6, 1938 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is the former leader of a New York City gang, The Mau-Maus. He later became a world-renowned religious minister.
Cruz is the founder of Nicky Cruz Outreach, which is a program that helps teenagers with troubled lives. The program has branches in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Nicky Cruz is also the founder of halfway houses which help in the rehabilitation of drug addicts.
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