North America

Richmond, TX | Woodshop Project

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Place: Richmond, TX
Trade: Woodshop Project
Why: Empowering gifts, teaching skills and providing tools to use business as mission. This community is in an impoverished part of North Richmond in Houston, TX and they work to strengthen under-resourced communities. We installed a wood shop to help provide jobs and create income for this community.
Partners: Attack Poverty (www.attackpoverty.org)
Completed: February 2017

 

Louisville, Kentucky | Woodshop Project

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Place: Louisville, Kentucky
Trade: Woodshop Project
Why: Empowering gifts, teaching skills and providing tools to use business as mission. In a lower-income part of Portland in downtown Louisville, KY there is a group of people committed to develop and empower people by teaching trades, giving dignity, and helping fight against a poverty mentality. We installed a woodshop that is now thriving to help provide work and teach people their giftedness.
Partners: Love City (www.lovecityinc.org) and Southeast Christian Church (southeastchristian.org)
Completed: May 2016

Santiago, Dominican Republic | Carpentry Shop Project

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Place: Santiago, Dominican Republic
Trade: Carpentry Shop Project
Why: Empowering gifts, teaching skills and providing tools to use business as mission. This community helps restore peoples self worth by helping them see their value and gifts come to life. They have a holistic approach to helping develop and empower people to grow thriving businesses to serve the mission across the island and help both Dominicans and Haitians.
Partners: Go Ministries (gomin.org)
Completed: March 2016

Jaco, Costa Rica | Woodshop Project

Place: Jaco, Costa Rica
Trade: Woodshop Project
Why: Empowering gifts, teaching skills and providing tools to use business as mission. This community is in an impoverished part of North Richmond in Houston, TX and they work to strengthen under-resourced communities. We installed a wood shop to help provide jobs and create income for this community.
Partners: Horizon Church (horizonjaco.org) and Legacy Building (legacybuilding.com)
Completed: May 2015

Nashville, TN | Woodshop Project

Place: Nashville, TN
Trade: Woodshop Project
Why: Empowering gifts, teaching skills and providing tools to use business as mission. There was a need to repurpose people from their battle against addiction and homelessness, so we installed a woodshop to help teach trades, empower people to use their gifts and restore people’s identity. This woodshop is an incredible group of people who exist to leave a lasting legacy in everything they do.
Partners: Legacy Building (www.legacybuilding.com)
Completed: April 2011