Empowering the Homeless in Detroit

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Veronika Scott, the tyro during the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, not only recognizes which homelessness is the huge problem in Detroit, though has motionless to do something about it. And what she did was create the Elements S(urvival) coat, which doubles as the sleeping bag.

It all proposed with the propagandize project as well as the devise to create something to assistance the homeless people vital upon the streets of Detroit. After talking to hundreds of people, Veronika found which what they indispensable most was heat. The twenty-one year old pattern tyro afterwards motionless to create the coat, though not only any cloak one which keeps wind out, heat in, as well as which can also be used as the sleeping bag.

Veronika took the pattern to the Dean of her college, Imre Molnar (a former pattern executive for Patagonia), who was so impressed he called up the CEO of Carhartt. After which phone call, the association donated sewing machines, zippers, as well as the time of one of their seamstresses to train the people who will be building these coats.

The cloak is done of Tyvek (the white cosmetic home insulation material) as well as wool/other fake materials, with buttons as well as cords done from PVC as well as cosmetic tubing. The supplies cost approximately $5-10, as well as the coats will be created by men as well as women residing during the Cass Community in sell for smallest wage payment, full time housing, as well as meals. Once the coats have been made, the open will be means to purchase them for people in need for $40-60.

Despite the inexhaustible donations perceived thus far, Veronika still runs the program out of pocket, so donations have been always welcome. She generally needs:

    synthetic fabrics: nylon, polyester, fleece, or polartec (no cotton)
    woolthrea d
    velcro
    PVC tubing
    plastic chord
    hot glue guns
    scissors
    pins

Donations or the check done out to Cass Community Social Services: The Coat Project (its tax-deductible) can be mailed to Veronika at:

Cass Community Social Services: The Coat Project
11850 Woodrow Wilson Street
Detroit, MI 48206

The idea is to create twenty-five coats for the commander program by the finish of February.

For more information, visit The Empowerment Plan blog or follow Veronika upon Twitter.

Source: Detroit Free Press, NPR

Community Connection:

Kate Sedgwick wondered where her income was going each time she tossed the little shift into the panhandlers cup, though donating to the plan similar to this is the good way to be sure of where your income is going,


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