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Make Piece/Peace, Inc. (Make Piece) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization operating in the Washington, DC area. Founded in 2001, Make Piece grew from an interest in the living wage for workers—a wage that supports a family in dignity. Click here to purchase Make Piece merchandise on Zazzle!
Mission
Our mission is designing creative pathways to living wages for every family.
We promote the living wage and model it among low-income persons in small-business settings. We provide income-producing skills, jobs and ongoing supplemental support needed to help low-income families—particularly those headed by single women—reach stability, health and enhanced quality of life. Our innovative approach builds self-sufficiency.
Together, with you, we are making art :: changing lives.
Goals & Objectives
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To teach participants, through a short-term curriculum, a marketable skill (initially, making high-quality jewelry using precious metals and stone beads), financial literacy, small-business basics, job readiness and life skills.
- To maintain long-term relationships with a number of graduates in a business context (initially, a small jewelry business) so their skills can mature as they earn adequate income.
- To spin off the business, if and when it becomes self-sustaining and participants are ready to manage it.
- To document successful models that can be replicated to promote economic development and self-sufficiency for those in need.
For more information on the living wage and jewelry entrepreneurship, check out the Make Piece Reading List.
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