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This holiday season, we’re delighted to share an exciting new way to support the employment social enterprise movement: the Good Works Collection holiday gift box!
The Good Works Collection is a collaboration of businesses in the Product Affinity Group within our Community, a national network of 200+ employment social enterprises creating jobs and economic mobility for overlooked talent.
The Good Works Collection brings together 10 beautifully crafted products from 10 states, each one handmade by a person reentering the workforce and building new opportunities.
Below, read more about the products included in the box and the organizations that make them. (You can also consider supporting the sister project, the Solidarity Collection, designed and launched by our Community’s Refugee Affinity Group!)
What's Inside the 2025 Good Works Collection
Pistachio Cardamom & Bourbon Pecan Granola Bars
Beautiful Day (Providence, RI)
Beautiful Day helps refugees adjust to life in America by offering paid, on-the-job training in making, packaging, and selling award-winning granola.
Whitebark Pine Candle
Bright Endeavors (Chicago, IL)
Bright Endeavors, a social enterprise of Chicago-based New Moms, engages young moms in a paid job training program where they learn skills, gain confidence, and forge career paths.
Classic Shortbread Cookies
GreenIsland Bakery (Washington, DC)
GreenIsland Bakery supports individuals recovering from traumatic experiences with workforce training that combines positive psychology coaching and baking training as a therapeutic intervention.
Salted Eggnog Nut Butter
Ground Up (Portland, OR)
Ground Up is a not-just-for-profit healthy nut butter business that provides job training to empower women with the confidence and skills they need to get back on their feet.
Traditional Stroopwafels
Stroopies (Lancaster, PA)
Stroopies exists to provide meaningful employment for resettled refugee women who are starting their lives over in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
S’Mores Mallow Bites
SugarBot Sweet Shop (St. Charles, MO)
SugarBot specializes in nostalgic, high-quality baked goods and confections that help folks break down systemic barriers, gain meaningful employment, and earn a living wage.
Spice Blend Pouch
The Refugee Collective (Austin, TX)
The Refugee Collective employs refugees and immigrants in fair-wage, dignified work through two social enterprises: a textile manufacturing studio and an organic farm.
'Ulu Flour & Coconut Cookies
Touch A Heart (Honolulu, HI)
Baker’s Heart is a social enterprise of Touch A Heart, a nonprofit that transforms lives through job training and meaningful work in food service.
Apple & Peanut Butter Dog Treats
Wagster Treats (Novato, CA)
Wagster Treats is a social enterprise of Homeward Bound of Marin, which offers shelter, housing, and employment training to solve homelessness for families and adults in Marin County, California.
Ginger Zing Trail Mix
Women’s Bean Project (Denver, CO)
Women’s Bean Project hires women experiencing chronic unemployment and works with them to discover their talents and potential.
