Our mission is to empower women and families overcoming trauma and injustice, bridging the gap from pain to purpose.


Global Reach. Local Impact.
Based in Charlotte, NC, we empower over 500 women and families in the US, Africa, and South & Central America a year.

We bridge the gap from pain to purpose through:
-Impactful Connections- We gather artisans into our community-then we surround and support them with mentors, partners, and resources that equip and empower them.
-Inspired Creations- Our artisans handcraft works of art-a restorative process that teaches them skills, instills hope, and ignites their sense of purpose.
-Economic Confidence- Artisans emerge from programs and partnerships with us as confident contributors to society and with momentum towards economic mobility.

We help women realize a brighter future – we help them change their history.
The women we serve are overcoming challenging circumstances such as human trafficking, abuse, addiction, incarceration, poverty and persecution. 
 
We empower them by teaching them a new skill – they become artisans as we teach them to make jewelry and other crafts.  When they come to us, these women are often times broken – they don’t feel successful, they don’t feel capable, and that directly impacts their confidence and ability to move forward in life.  Mastering a new skill changes that – it grows their confidence and helps them realize that they ARE valuable and CAN be successful.
 
On top of that, we surround them with love and encouragement – we are their support system as they realize their dreams.

BraveWorks *formerly Fashion & Compassion

Mind Body Baby is a nonprofit organization focused on providing human services. It is based in Charlotte, NC. It received its nonprofit status in 2018.

Mind Body Baby

Community Free Clinic provides free healthcare and pharmacy services to residents of Cabarrus County, NC since 1994. 

The Community Free Clinic is the only free clinic in Cabarrus County, NC, located northeast of Charlotte. For adults who earn less than $45,000 per year and are uninsured, we provide free primary care, medication, some specialty care, and limited mental and dental health. We aim to treat our patients comprehensively, so we have a Community Health Worker who offers referrals for support for issues that impact our patients lives, including food and housing insecurity, lack of transportation, substance abuse, and domestic violence, among many other issues. We also provide Lifestyle Medicine, which includes diet and exercise support, particularly important for our patients with chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension. Those patients also may be part of our Food Pharmacy, where they will receive a recipe, ingredients for a meal, and a cooking demonstration, to learn how to eat more nutritiously on a budget.

We operate as the enrollment center for HealthNet Cabarrus, where hospitals, medical providers, and nonprofits work together to provide free and reduced-cost care for patients, particularly where patients need specialty care like surgery or cancer care.

We are open Monday-Thursday 8 am - 5 pm, and on the second Wednesday of the month from 5 pm - 8 pm. We have a staff of 13 and more than 275 volunteers who support the Clinic's work. Last year, we served 917 patients through the Clinic, 603 with direct patient care, and 1,265 through HealthNet Cabarrus. 

Community Free Clinic

Together Women Rise is a powerful community of women and allies dedicated to achieving global gender equality. 

Together Women Rise champions gender equality because women’s rights are human rights. When women and girls are treated equally, the world is healthier, safer, more peaceful, inclusive, and economically just for everyone.

With hundreds of chapters and supporters across the U.S. and partners globally, our Together Women Rise community learns about and advocates for gender equality issues, gives grants to organizations that empower women and girls in low-income communities in the Global South, and builds community to forge meaningful connections that increase our strength and collective impact.

Since our inception in 2003, we have invested more than 11 million in grants and partnerships supporting women and girls around the world and impacted more than 5 million women, girls, family and community members in over 70 countries.

Together Women Rise

INTech Camp for Girls

Afro-american Cultural Center is a nonprofit organization focused on arts, culture, or humanities. It is based in Charlotte, NC. It received its nonprofit status in 1976.

Afro-american Cultural Center

Foundation For The Carolinas is a nonprofit organization focused on philanthrophy, voluntarism, or grantmaking. It is based in Charlotte, NC. It received its nonprofit status in 1962.

Foundation For The Carolinas

Stiletto Boss University is a nonprofit organization focused on education. It is based in Charlotte, NC. It received its nonprofit status in 2017.

Stiletto Boss University

Hive Community Circle is a nonprofit organization focused on providing human services. It is based in Columbia, SC. It received its nonprofit status in 2015.

Hive Community Circle

The Lastraw is a nonprofit organization focused on providing human services. It is based in Greensboro, NC. It received its nonprofit status in 2003.

The Lastraw

Sandhills Cooperation Association is a nonprofit organization focused on human and civil rights. It is based in Southern Pnes, NC. It received its nonprofit status in 2016.

Sandhills Cooperation Association

Empowered To Heal is a nonprofit organization focused on mental health and crisis intervention. It is based in Florence, SC. It received its nonprofit status in 2014.

Empowered To Heal

Sandhills Machine Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on recreation, sports, leisure, or athletics. It is based in Raeford, NC. It received its nonprofit status in 2017.

Sandhills Machine Inc

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