upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
Julia will help teach a sewing class at Project HOME, where she resides, ensuring that these classes are regularly offered to residents. As a formerly homeless person, Julia can relate to the students who will be in her classes, many of whom are homeless or formerly homeless themselves. Through these classes, Julia will help empower her fellow community members, teaching sewing as a means for building respect and positive representation. In addition, members of the class will be able to learn entrepreneurial skills, by selling their sewing projects at the Fairmount Arts Crawl as part of Project HOME's craft sale. This class is for women and men, helping people learn skills that go beyond basic mending.