2024-05-01T14:14:07-04:00 2023-06-30 262669494 DAVIES GOLDSTEIN & ASSOCIATES CPA'S PO BOX 156 MATTHEWS NC 28106 990 2022-07-01 320423402 BRAVEWORKS BRAV 8662786894 1717 CLEVELAND AVE CHARLOTTE NC 28203 BETH BELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7048777621 2024-04-19 true BETH BELL 999009999 false JEFFREY I GOLDSTEIN P00534322 7046840555 2024-04-26 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z BETH BELL 1717 CLEVELAND AVE CHARLOTTE NC 28203 765866 false X WWW.FASHIONANDCOMMPASSION.COM X 2012 NC OUR VISION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR GOD-INSPIRED TRANSFORMATION THROUGH ARTISAN ENTERPRISE, LEADING TO ABUNDANT & PURPOSEFUL LIVES. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER WOMEN & FAMILIES OVERCOMING TRAUMA & INJUSTICE, BRIDGING THE GAP FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE THROUGH: - IMPACTFUL CONNECTIONS,INSPIRED CREATIONS AND ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE. WE WORK WITH WOMEN IN THE US AS WELL AS AFRICA AND SOUTH/CENTRAL AMERICA, EMPOWERING THEM THROUGH PURPOSEFUL WORK, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CONNECTION TO RESOURCES/SOCIAL CAPITAL, ALL WHILE HELPING THEM TO HEAL FROM THEIR TRAUMA. THE WOMEN WE SERVE ARE OVERCOMING TRAFFICKING, ABUSE, ADDICTION, INCARCERATION, POVERTY AND ETHNIC PERSECUTION. THEY COME TO US BROKEN, WITH THEIR CONFIDENCE SHATTERED. WE OFFER A JUDGEMENT-FREE ZONE WHERE THEY ARE WELCOMED JUST AS THEY ARE. WE INTRODUCE THEM TO STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND PEERS FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, HAVING COME THROUGH A WIDE ARRAY OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND/OR TRAUMAS, AND HELP THEM DEVELOP A SUPPOR 21 21 34 170 0 599562 510037 268548 253510 2319 0 868110 765866 0 0 385268 425801 0 100542 373800 434968 759068 860769 109042 -94903 655887 512006 412665 363687 243222 148319 X OUR VISION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR GOD-INSPIRED TRANSFORMATION THROUGH ARTISAN ENTERPRISE, LEADING TO ABUNDANT & PURPOSEFUL LIVES. 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OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER WOMEN & FAMILIES OVERCOMING TRAUMA & INJUSTICE, BRIDGING THE GAP FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE THROUGH: - IMPACTFUL CONNECTIONS,INSPIRED CREATIONS AND ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE. WE WORK WITH WOMEN IN THE US AS WELL AS AFRICA AND SOUTH/CENTRAL AMERICA, EMPOWERING THEM THROUGH PURPOSEFUL WORK, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CONNECTION TO RESOURCES/SOCIAL CAPITAL, ALL WHILE HELPING THEM TO HEAL FROM THEIR TRAUMA. THE WOMEN WE SERVE ARE OVERCOMING TRAFFICKING, ABUSE, ADDICTION, INCARCERATION, POVERTY AND ETHNIC PERSECUTION. THEY COME TO US BROKEN, WITH THEIR CONFIDENCE SHATTERED. WE OFFER A JUDGEMENT-FREE ZONE WHERE THEY ARE WELCOMED JUST AS THEY ARE. WE INTRODUCE THEM TO STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND PEERS FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, HAVING COME THROUGH A WIDE ARRAY OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND/OR TRAUMAS, AND HELP THEM DEVELOP A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. THESE RELATIONSHIPS HELP TO BUILD TRUST AND CONFIDENCE AND GIVE THEM THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO OVERCOME THEIR CHALLENGES. OUR TEAM TEACHES THESE WOMEN, WHOM WE REFER TO AS ARTISANS, TO MAKE ITEMS SUCH AS JEWELRY, CLOTHING, BAGS, HOME GOODS, GIFTS AND MORE. THE WOMEN ARE PAID FOR THEIR TIME/PRODUCTS UP FRONT, AND THUS THEY DO NOT TAKE ANY RISK IF THEIR ITEMS DO NOT SELL. WE GUIDE THEM IN THE DESIGN PROCESS SO THE ITEMS APPEAL TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC WE REACH, HELPING EXPAND THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES. ARTISANS RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE COACHING AND SMALL GROUP MENTORING, AND WORK WITH OUR STAFF TO DEVELOP AND ACHIEVE GOALS AROUND EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HOUSING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, ESL, HEALTHY COMMUNITY, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, CONTINUED SOBRIETY AND MORE. WOMEN LEARN CRITICAL BUSINESS AND WORK-READINESS SKILLS, WHICH ARE TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER INDUSTRIES, TO PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT AND/OR ENTREPRENEURIAL ENDEAVORS. THE WOMEN LOCALLY ARE WITH US FOR 3-6 MONTHS AND GRADUATE FROM OUR PROGRAM ONCE THEY ACHIEVE THEIR PRIMARY GOAL. GRADUATES JOIN OUR ALUMNI PROGRAM AND ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT THROUGH OUR LEAD AND ADVANCED ARTISAN PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY PROVIDING PART-TIME TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND PURPOSEFUL WORK ALONG WITH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO WOMEN OVERCOMING TRAFFICKING, ABUSE, ADDICTION, INCARCERATION, POVERTY AND ETHNIC PERSECUTION. THE WOMEN WE SERVE ARE REFERRED BY NON-PROFIT AND NGO PARTNERS SPECIALIZING IN THESE VARIOUS TRAUMAS. WE INTRODUCE THE WOMEN TO A DIVERSE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY LEARN TRANSFERABLE WORK-READINESS SKILLS, RECEIVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EXPAND THEIR SOCIAL CAPITAL AND GAIN ACCESS TO THE ECONOMIC LADDER, OFTEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIVES. THERE ARE OPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND WE SERVE REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, SEXUAL IDENTITY, RELIGION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. WOMEN WORK WITH OUR TEAM TO IDENTIFY AND ACHIEVE LIFE GOALS SUCH AS EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, STABLE HOUSING, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL LITERACY, ESL, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, CONTINUED SOBRIETY, HEALTHY COMMUNITY, AND MORE. THESE WOMEN EMERGE FROM OUR PROGRAM CONFIDENT IN THEIR WORTH AND ABILITIES AND EQUIPPED WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THEIR NEWLY ACHIEVED GOALS. PROGRAM GRADUATES JOIN OUR ALUMNI PROGRAM WHERE THEY RECEIVE CONTINUED SUPPORT, COMMUNITY AND RESOURCES, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR GRADUATES TO JOIN OUR LEAD AND ADVANCED ARTISAN PROGRAMS. OUR GRADUATES TELL US THAT THROUGH OUR PROGRAM THEY ARE ABLE TO MOVE BACK INTO SOCIETY FULL OF HOPE AND WELL-EQUIPPED TO NAVIGATE THEIR FUTURE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TAX RETURN WAS PREPARED BY A CPA FIRM AND WAS REVIEWED BY COMPETANT INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ISSUES THAT HAVE REQUIRED PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OR ENFORCEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR POLICY WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE IRS AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.