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Generosity Has Built Rethreaded
Trust begets Generosity. I think it is very brave to be generous. I always admired people who had generous hearts and gave freely out of such a place of abundance and joy. So many times in my own life when I am given opportunities to be generous I can feel my heart...
The Making of Our Upcycled Leather Christmas Ornaments
It was mid May and if you listened closely, you could hear the strains of “Deck the Halls” being whistled throughout the Rethreaded campus. Some people groaned, “Too soon, too soon!” But most smiled, knowing that our busiest season, though several calendar months...
Every Dollar Impacts a Survivor at Rethreaded
Do you want your donation to support the program or administrative costs? It’s common to hear from supporters of any nonprofit organization that they don’t want their money to go to administrative costs; they often want their funds to help support the program or...
How To Use Strategic Partnerships to Do Good
When you think of companies using their business for good, it’s easy to think about companies using their profit to tackle a real-world problem. You might also think of large corporations with an entire team dedicated to corporate social responsibility. Not all...
Unsung Heroes: Family Support Services
There are so many unsung heroes in the world that will never, ever get the credit or the recognition they deserve. At Rethreaded, we want to honor our local heroes that are working behind the scenes to help stop human trafficking. This past month we honored the...
What it Truly Means to be Part of a Community
The community that we have at Rethreaded is the foundation on which we have built much of our business model. It guides how we start our day in devotion, how we run our program, the types of events we hold, and even the method by which we do business. Our value...
Why I Have Done This Work for the Past 25 Years
*Trigger warning: This article contains talk of sex and religion. The views in this article are not reflective of Rethreaded and are purely personal experience and opinions. You can always tell what the founder of a non-profit has struggled with and overcome by the...
The Power of Creative Gift Giving: New Seasonal Toffee
It can be so easy to walk into a store, grab the first thing that catches your eye, buy it, and send it over to your best client. Often, when we do this, the gift has no meaning. It winds up in the trash, being regifted (the worst!), or put away in a box and...
The Power of Choice
*Trigger Warning - This content contains talk related to sexual assault. When you look at a person walking the streets, what do you think? Do you think that person could be making better choices? Do you think that person has chosen to be in that type of life? Do you...