Summer 2020 News

SoHarlem welcomes new Board Member Deirdre Washington, one of our first apprentices and a Harlem native. Deirdre as shown in this image also modeled for our Designers’ Studio. To Learn more about her click here.

 

SoHarlem continues to make reusable cotton masks for community groups and their constiuents.

Groups are welcome to request free masks by calling or sending an email to info@soharlem.org.

SoHarlem masks will be availalbe in a range of colors and sizes.

 

SoHarlem has been experimenting and designing different types of masks for women, men and children. Here are just a few examples from the medical to preparing for the Fall. Stay Tuned!

 
 

Despite our current challenges and a future filled with uncertainties, SoHarlem has been working toward the future by embracing its mission which has even greater significance given the gross inequities this pandemic has laid bare, and that our communities face. To support racial equity and employment in Harlem …

The photos below, taken by Regine Michel who was looking to photograph “sad individuals”, did not require us to pose. We were working on the new layout for our Designers’ Studio to accomodate more machinery that will enable us to expand our training programs.

Thank you, Lisa Futterman of the Workforce Development Institute for helping us make this happen, the NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund managed by The New York Community Trust for helping sustain our operations, and the Nest Organization that supports our community mask making efforts and others.

Janet Rodriguez, CEO & Founder SoHarlem, Inc.

Henry Smith, Master Tailor & Trainer and, Entrepreneur-in- Residence