Live American Golden Opportunity Earrings

Highlights

Since 1989, this Denver-based group, has been helping women break the cycle of poverty and unemployment by teaching job readiness and life skills for entry-level jobs through employment in their gourmet food production and handmade jewelry manufacturing business. As a nonprofit organization, their mission is to change women's lives by providing stepping stones to self-sufficiency through social enterprise. As a result of her volunteer work at a women’s homeless shelter, the founder saw that while the shelter kept women safe, there was a void in making lasting changes in their lives. She bought $500 worth of beans and put two homeless women to work - the first step in building the social enterprise that exists today. The training opportunities have expanded dramatically over the years, and annual operating budget has grown from $6,100 to over $1.5 million. In 1993, King Soopers became the first grocery store to carry their products. Today they have helped over 300 women.