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LA City Blocks
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The Bottle Opener
$12.00
Sometimes the simplest gestures are the most rewarding. Nothing beats holding an ice cold bottle...
Cedar Soap Dish
$15.00
Buy two and get $5 off your order Warm up your sink or bath with...
The Sycamore Centerpiece Candle Holder
$38.00
Dim the lights and let the magical glow of fire and the unique beauty of solid...
The Charcuterie Board
$52.00
Order any three boards and get 15% off your entire order Serve up some snacks...
The Everyday Board
$48.00
Order any three boards and get 15% off your entire order Everyday we feed ourselves...
The Cocktail Board
$30.00
Order any three boards and get 15% off your entire order Since the Roman Empire,...
LA City Blocks
$120.00
A one-of-a kind piece of interactive art for grownups and kids alike. Place a tray...
Diane
Diane's Would Works goal was to help pay off installments for her pick-up truck, which she needed in order to find employment, but Would Works also helped provide her with much needed perspective on another life goal--to somehow make a living as a wood worker. Since finishing the program, Diane found housing, started a carpentry program at LA trade tech and is now leading workshops as our first Artisan Leader.
Shirley
Shirley is the bedrock of the Would Works shop. She has been part of the program for over two years during which time she quickly established herself as the expert sander new artisans go to for guidance. Shirley first came to Would Works to pay off storage bills, and she has since found stable housing and an unexpected love of wood working.
How Can Craft Businesses Give Back? Would Works as Case Study for Giving
At Would Works it takes a village to create jobs and cutting boards! This Craft Industry Alliance article details how design and craft businesses support craft-centered non-profits like ours through donating proceeds and products.
Shout Out to Would Works on the Kelly Clarkson Show
Would Works Board member and greatest champion, Nick Offerman, talks with Kelly Clarkson about our program on Season 1 of the Kelly Clarkson show.
Our Custom Cocktail Boards Included in The Los Angeles Impact Box
We are busy making 300 custom branded oak cocktail boards for the The Los Angeles Impact Box this holiday season. This unique gift box is put out by our friends at Gifts for Good, in partnership with LA Original and the City Of Los Angeles.
My favorite author, Wendell Berry, writes that "Good work is our salvation and joy," a sentiment I wholeheartedly second. The opportunity to simply work hard for wages in order to afford the basic comforts of life is a great privilege that many of us in this country enjoy, and even take for granted. Would Works provides people who are homeless or living in poverty with the simple dignity of doing good work.
By providing work experience and resources to those who need it most, Would Works offers critical support to individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles' Skid Row. But beyond that, Artisans build community and life skills in a space were they are treated with dignity and care.
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