We use textiles as a tool to empower minds, build communities & increase sustainability by offering a rigorous Product & Industrial Design program for unemployed men & women who want to replace, homelessness, addiction, & incarceration with new careers & changed lives. This program involves gaining skills in design, product development, sourcing, marketing & wholesales. Such as: **Identifying use of product i.e. shredding, in-class learning or production for wholesale.
**Textiles destined for in-class are used for teaching and tests. People create products then take it straight to market, placing it in a Goodwill store or reaching out to local retailers for alternative options. **Successful tests are reproduced on scale by designer's team & sold as a “Goodwill” brand or the students own brand. Overall the core goal of this program is to fuel a host of other innovative programs and propel individuals to seek other textile production or wholesale jobs within the community.