LAWRENCE — Before becoming involved in HomeFront's ArtSpace program in 2009, 29-year-old Emily Strange was in an abusive relationship and addicted to drugs. She had a lot of anger built up, she said, ...
In Pittsburgh, the East End Cooperative Ministry runs the training program SewForward to help people — predominantly unemployed immigrants and refugees with limited language skills — to learn the ...
In 2022 IRC Seattle started a sewing program called New Americans Artisan Collective to promote women’s empowerment through handicrafts. The inaugural class was launched in the fall, comprised ...
“It’s just such a happy room,” Hope Center Indy board member Margo Ward said of the sewing room at the center. Margo Ward doesn’t even sew. But somehow, when she saw a catchall room with plentiful ...
The IRC in Boise will launch a new Industrial Sewing Pre-Apprenticeship program this April to upskill and train participants as industrial sewing technicians. The two-month program will be free and ...
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. — The Campbell County Sheriff's Office said that on Friday, a program meant to give women inmates more opportunities to develop their skills marked a milestone — completing its ...
AURORA, Colo. — The Safari Thrift store in Aurora has all the makings of an average thrift shop with items galore. Store manager Lorie Beth Brey can easily list the departments that make up the ...