The fashion industry is among the greatest polluters in the world, but locally, South Florida fashion experts and thrift shoppers are encouraging residents to move towards more eco-friendly options. According …
Connoisseurs of boho-chic style can easily fall prey to local vendor Jozy DeFord’s Renegade Rustlers vintage goods. On Sundays, she can be found hustling and bustling around her trunk show on Lincoln …
From Alton Road to Dolphin Mall, Miami-Dade offers no shortage of clothing stores for fashion-forward residents and visitors. Outside of these massive plazas and shopping complexes, though, an abundance of …
The Ladies Empowerment And Action Program known as LEAP is the first of its kind and the only entrepreneurship training program dedicated to preparing incarcerated women re-enter their communities and …
While Rebecca Brown served a five-year prison sentence in Florida, she decided to start a business. She owed this new perspective in large part to a non-profit – Ladies Empowerment & …
‘Dragon Fly’ las emplea desde que salen y con ese sueldo pagan la renta en una habitación compartida y todos los gastos del regreso a la sociedad. Esta y otras …
The Dragonfly Thrift Boutique in Miami gives women coming out of prison a chance to work. The initiative is backed up by LEAP, an organization that helps women re-enter society …
Powerful photographs revealing the lives of 25 women post-incarceration are on display at the Coral Gables Museum until Sept. 23. The exhibition, “The Compassion Project,” focuses on women who re-entered society after …
“I want people to open their eyes. We are people, too. We were born into society and we belong in society. Everyone deserves a second chance.” Jackie is a formerly …
