Phoenix Woodworking

Starting life over is hard for individuals emerging from homelessness, recovery or prison. Those factors are very limiting in terms of employment and other social supports. Today, I donated on Kickstarter to Phoenix Woodworking, which is an artisan shop in Lawrence, Kansas that specifically employs people with those kinds of obstacles to employment. It’s a benefit corporation that couples workforce training and employment, with life skills and a supportive community.

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