NEW: House of Hope Botique Opens in Warwick Today
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
The House of Hope in Warwick will cut the the ribbon on the grand opening of House of Hope Boutique, a social venture and program of the House of Hope Community Development Corporation (CDC).
Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian and Jean Johnson, Executive Director of House of Hope, are expected to speak at the even this morning at 11:00am.
Located in the heart of Apponaug, the new store offers unique merchandise from around the county, each supporting various causes.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Boutique started as a therapeutic sewing program in the basement of one of the House of Hope’s housing units. Now it has grown into a social venture and workforce development program for formerly homeless women.
House of Hope CDC was established in Warwick in 1989 and has grown to become a trusted resource for Rhode Islanders in need of temporary and permanent housing and other critical, lifesaving supports.
The agency provides a myriad of social services to individuals and families while restoring a sense of community for residents that the stigma of homelessness had stripped away.
