The Making Foundation

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Who We Are

Mission

Empowering people through the process of making.

 

Goals

The Making Foundation was founded in 2016 to encourage learning through hands-on experience. We have found since then that learning through hands-on experience serves a wider audience than we originally imagined. From empowering people to healing people who have suffered from trauma to workforce development to the average Joe/Jane that just wants to learn a new skill and take a break from their computer work.

What We Do

01.
EMPOWER PEOPLE THROUGH MAKING

Dreaming up ideas, creating plans and executing them by making with your hands builds confidence, gives someone a purpose and a sense of pride.

02.
HEALING THROUGH MAKING

Making is a powerful tool. As we mentioned in our previous goal, it has the power to instill confidence, a purpose and a sense of pride. These are essential to healing people who are suffering from trauma or are in rehabilitation.

03.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

There are hundreds of jobs in the Roanoke valley and beyond that are not being filled due to lack of awareness of these skilled trade jobs. We hope to spread awareness to our students and prove to them that working with your hands is not “less than.”

04.
PROVIDING THE PUBLIC A SPACE TO MAKE

We want the public to use our space for corporate team building to girls night out to birthday parties. Our hope is people will learn to make and love to make and come back often!

Details

Get Connected Icon (540) 525-6406
Get Connected Icon Mary Bruce Clemons
Get Connected Icon Programs and Development Manager
https://makingfoundation.org/