Chicago Fair Trade Executive Director Katherine Bissell Cordova says you can knock a lot off your holiday shopping list in one stop at their shop. BlackVoicesWTTW
Candles and other home products made by two local social enterprise organizations are among the goods that do good on offer at theChicago Fair Trade Executive Director Katherine Bissell Cordova says you can knock a lot off your list in one stop at their shop. “We’ve got 7,500 square feet of fair trade products – coffees, teas, chocolates, cookies, salts, clothing, jewelry, scarves, hats, mittens, gloves.
“The moms that we serve are between the ages of 18 to 24, and for most of those young moms this is their first job,” said Gabrielle Caverl-McNeal, director of workforce development at New Moms, which partners with theprogram. “They really get to come into a safe place to really expand their workplace skills, really learn about their executive skills, and build social capital with other moms.
offers young men social-emotional support and skill development while also employing them to create home and self-care products.
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