Love and Freedom. Two things everyone wants, but some peoplearent fortunate enough to have.<\/p>\n
Dallas-based clothing designer Abi Ferrin and co-founders Elle Lewis and Rania Batrice want to make Love and Freedom a reality for everyone. Especially women in need.<\/p>\n
Love and Freedom is a non-profit organization working withsurvivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking and resettled refugees in theDFW area. LAF provides a unique blend of trauma-informed vocational training,business classes and art and wellness classes. During the course of theprogram, the women will also be involved in running the non-profit business theLove and Freedom Collaborative, honing their skills, interacting with thecommunity and building their confidence and their resumes to transition intothe professional workforce, Ferring said.<\/p>\n
The latest news from around North Texas.<\/p>\n
The collaborative effort from a group of local designers and artists who have come together to with their talents and creativity as a force for good. Ferrin recently switched directions to make this collaborative and the non-profit her full-time focus. That said, she is even closing her West Village store in Dallas March 22, so she can focus all of her attention on LAF.<\/p>\n
The Collaborative is located at SouthSide on Lamar and is amakers space where the community can come for a variety of fun and creativeworkshops, create your own design from the Abi Ferrin archive, learn how to pourcandles, create art and a whole variety of fun activities for bachelorettes,girls night out and corporate team building, Ferrin said. Through aninnovative nine-month program, each member will learn and polish both the softskills and business basics necessary to succeed in the career path of theirchoosing.<\/p>\n
You should name this program Restoring The Woman, becausethats what has happened to me. I was so broke and now I dont even recognizethe woman who started this program. I found myself again, one participantsaid.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Read the original here: <\/p>\n
Dallas Nonprofit Provides Love and Freedom for Women in Crisis - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Love and Freedom. Two things everyone wants, but some peoplearent fortunate enough to have. Dallas-based clothing designer Abi Ferrin and co-founders Elle Lewis and Rania Batrice want to make Love and Freedom a reality for everyone Continue reading