Project: Fabric of Change
Organization: Home Again Furniture Bank
FIG Fund Grant: $5,000
By launching an upholstery program, we can extend the life of furniture, reduce waste, and create new economic and employment opportunities for women in our community. Additionally, upholstery and sewing combined could allow us to manufacture cushions and pet beds from salvageable materials that would otherwise go to waste.
Funding for a second set of upholstery tools to help facilitate training, efficiency, productivity, and learning. i.e. industrial sewing machine, upholstery materials, upholstery related tools such as: staple lifters, staple guns, tack hammers, pliers, measuring tools, cutting tools, staple gun, seam ripper.