handMADE with hope.
“It has become more than the making of a candle—it is about the making of my own candle to make my life shine again."
– Louise, Product-making Workshop Participant
Our beautiful, handcrafted products are created by the women of the Downtown Women's Center (DWC)—the only service provider in Los Angeles's Skid Row community dedicated exclusively to serving women facing homelessness and poverty.
MADE by DWC was founded as a social enterprise to continue the Center's mission to empower women and break cycles of homelessness for good. DWC program participants, staff members, and community artists collaborate to design products using all recycled and repurposed materials. Through our creative workshops, women learn to make all-natural soaps, soy candles, repurposed journals, fabric pouches, and more, while discovering talents and rebuilding self-confidence.
Our goal at MADE by DWC is to do whatever it takes to help women live the fulfilling lives they deserve. We look to a future full of hope; ending homelessness is possible, and it starts with you.
100% of proceeds support DWC programs and services
(Images: Erica Kawamoto Hsu)