FASHION AND COMPASSION
1717 CLEVELAND AVE, CHARLOTTE, NC 28203 www.fashionandcommpassion.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FASHION & COMPASSION PROVIDES A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF HEALING, SUPPORT, AND WORK READINESS FOR WOMEN OVERCOMING A WIDE RANGE OF VULNERABLE SITUATIONS, INCLUDING ADDICTION, INCARCERATION, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ABUSE, AND ETHNIC PERSECUTION. WE EMPOWER THE WOMEN - OUR ARTISANS - BY CONNECTING THEM TO A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR WEEKLY JEWELRY PROJECTS, THEY COME TOGETHER TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY AND ACCESSORIES THAT ARE THEN SOLD THROUGH OUR LOCAL BOUTIQUE AND OTHER CHANNELS. THE WEEKLY JEWELRY PROJECTS SERVE AS A VEHICLE BY WHICH THE WOMEN WORK WITH OUR STAFF TO DEVELOP A PERSONAL ARTISAN EMPOWERMENT PLAN, ESTABLISHING PERSONALLY-MEANINGFUL GOALS - SUCH AS STABLE HOUSING, CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, CONTINUED SOBRIETY, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY - TO ACHIEVE DURING THEIR 3-6 MONTHS IN OUR PROGRAM. FASHION & COMPASSION STAFF THEN WORK WITH EACH ARTISAN THROUGHOUT HER TIME WITH US TO BREAK HER GOALS INTO ACHIEVABLE MILESTONES. WE COLLABORATE WITH ADDITIONAL PARTN

WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY PROVIDING PART-TIME, TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT TO WOMEN OVERCOMING ADDICTION, INCARCERATION, DOMESTIC ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, RACISM, GENERATIONAL POVERTY AND OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES. THE WOMEN WE SERVE ARE REFERRED BY NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SERVING WOMEN IN NEED. WE INTRODUCE THEM TO A DIVERSE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY LEARN WORK-READINESS SKILLS, RECEIVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH.

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