Organizations Filed Purposes:
To inspire hope in populations of women marginalized by generational poverty, addiction, incarceration, immigration or other life-challenges, through job skills training in the creative sewing arts and networking."
In 2019, more than 119 students participated in classes or workshops at The Sewing Labs, for a total of 3,333 hours. Some of these students achieved certifications in sewing toward employment, while many simply learned a needed skill, sewing. We achieved many milestones in 2019. These milestones included: (1) hiring our first full time Executive Director and Operations Manager, (2) hiring two part-time sewing instructors, and (3) we entered into an agreement to move into expanded space. In 2019, 70 volunteers donated 2,483 hours of their time and talent to The Sewing Labs community.
The Sewing Salon entrepreneurial program draws participants from across the KC metro area. The people and organizations benefitting most from this program are unskilled, unemployed individuals learning sewing as a trade, and area employers who have a difficult time locating skilled seamstresses. We are approached almost daily by the general public and business seeking seamstresses to 'make' goods for them. There is clearly a demand for trained sewers in our community. The Sewing Salon program allows us to teach entrepreneurial candidates all aspects of running a sewing business, to provide oversight and assistance as these entrepreneurs begin to do work for hire and provide opportunities for income production through contracted short-run manufacturing. This entrepreneurial incubator will be equipped with a variety of industrial and domestic machines, notions, and tools. Entrepreneurial candidates in our program will fabricate custom goods in short runs, or start an alterations business, for example. This program will provide entrepreneurial candidates with a furnished workspace during training, and potentially a rentable workspace for startup operations once their business is launched. We believe having tools, equipment, and the support and oversight of experienced seamstresses will make it easier for the entrepreneurs to start and grow a sewing business.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Eileen Bobowski | Executive Director and Member (May-December) | 40 | $26,492 |
| Lonnie Vanderslice | Executive Director and Member (January-May) | 10 | $3,177 |
| Kelly Wilson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Kriss Miller | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Nancy Petersen | Board Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Kris Smither | Board Secretary | 3 | $0 |
| Barbara Hadley | Board President | 3 | $0 |
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