Friends
Organizational/Corporate Friends
Deborah's Place - www.deborahsplace.org – Breaking the cycle of homelessness for women in Chicago by providing award-winning housing and supportive-services & our former parent organization!
Chicago Fair Trade - www.chicagofairtrade.org – Promoting fair trade organizations in Chicago
Literacy Works - www.litworks.org – Fulfilling the promise of a basic human right: to read, write, and interpret the world
Chicago Green Net - www.greennetchicago.org – Coalition of organizations committed to greening Chicago
Greenheart - www.greenheartshop.org – Chicago’s eco-fair trade resource center and store
Chicago Green Drinks - www.chicagogreendrinks.org – An opportunity to connect with the sustainable Chicago community
ArteVida - www.artevida.com – Fair Trade Vendor
World Shoppe - www.world-shoppe.com – Promoting fair trade and sustainable living conditions
Co-op America - www.coopamerica.org – Economic action for a just planet & home of the National Green Pages
eClick Performance - www.eclickperformance.com – Chicago-based internet marketing firm & generous pro-bono web-host for WomanCraft.net
Abbey Brown - www.abbeybrown.com – Soap artisan and West Loop boutique carrying WomanCraft items
Amate House - www.amatehouse.org – Young adult volunteer program through the Archdiocese of Chicago that supports leadership and faith development while serving the City of Chicago
DIY Trunk Show - www.diytrunkshow.com – a great Chicago gathering of diverse artists, crafters and their items. In 2008, will be November 22, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Pulaski Park. Admission is free!
Pivotal - www.pivotalchicago.com – Chicago event planners
North Lawndale Employment Network - www.nlen.org – Chicago organization operating Sweet Beginnings social enterprise, available through: www.beelinestore.com
Growing Home - www.growinghomeinc.org – Chicago social enterprise growing organic produce
The Cara Program - www.thecaraprogram.org – Chicago employment organization that is home to the social enterprise Clean Slate www.cleanslatechicago.org
Inspiration Corporation - www.inspirationcorp.org – Chicago organization providing employment, housing and supportive services & home to the delicious social enterprise Café Too, www.cafetoo.org
The Enterprising Kitchen - www.theenterprisingkitchen.org - Chicago Social Enterprise producing handmade soap and other great items
Friends of Dard Hunter - www.friendsofdardhunter.org - international handpapermaking association
United Cerebral Palsy Foundation - www.ucpnet.org – a very enterprising nonprofit dedicated to “life without limits for people with disabilities.”
Avon Walk - www.avonwalk.org - WomanCraft is proud to be an Avon Walk business partner.
Urban Meadows - www.urbanmeadows.org - Chicago Social Enterprise and full-service florist
Stems - www.stemschicago.com - Chicago florist
Botanicals - www.botanicalschicago.com - Chicago florist
American Friends Service Committee - www.afsc.org - check out their fair trade peace pack (on their website under “Economic Justice,” then “Trade Matters”)
the e-tailing group - www.e-tailing.com - e-commerce strategy and merchandising consultants
Alexian Brothers - www.alexianbrothershealth.org – Congregation of Alexian Brothers
Global Handmade Hope - www.globalhandmadehope.com – Fair trade store carrying WomanCraft items - 428 W. Touhy Ave, Park Ridge, IL
Individual Friends
Jennifer Tengelsen - jmtengelsen@comcast.net or 773-456-1202, Chicago event planner
Mark Lander - www.cecilia-letteringart.com/critterproject - New Zealand papermaker, ceramicist, painter. See "The Artisans and The Papermaking Process" under "About WomanCraft" to see the Hollander beater that Mark built and generously donated to us.
Communities of Faith supporting our work
Christ Our Saviour - Chicago - www.coschurch.org
St. Paul of the Cross - Park Ridge - www.spc-parish.net
Lake Street Church - Evanston - www.lakestreet.org
St. Alphonsus - Chicago - www.stalphonsuschgo.org
St. Thecla - Chicago - www.saintthecla.org
St. Giles - Oak Park - stgilesparish.org
Temple Chai – Long Grove - www.templechai.org
Epiphany Church – Chicago - www.epiphany-chicago.org
Winnetka Congregational Church - Winnetka - www.wcc-joinus.org
Mount Carmel – Chicago - mt-carmel.org
Resurrection –West Chicago - www.resurrection.org
Friend we've overlooked? Please email an inquiry to womancraft@yahoo.com.
