Hope Through Common Threads is a group of refugee women and men from around the world who currently live in Jacksonville and come together to share traditional craft making methods. They hope to generate awareness and acceptance of refugees in the community, support and grow their fair trade business initiative, build confidence and language skills, and provide supplementary income through additional funding, business training, and product sales. As refugees themselves, the group is best positioned to accomplish these goals and preserve cultural identities in Jacksonville.

1. HOPE THROUGH COMMON
THEADS

2. Who Are We?
A group of resettled refugee women and
men from around the world who
currently live in Jacksonville and come
together to share traditional craft
making methods

3. What We Hope To Accomplish
Generate awareness and acceptance of
refugees in the greater Jacksonville
community
Support and grow the initiative
Create a sustainable fair trade business
Build confidence, improve English
language proficiency, and grow a
sustainable source of supplementary
income

4. What We Need To Do It
Receive additional funding through
grants, donations, and product sells
Participate in small business
development training
To generate support and awareness
among Jacksonville community partners

5. Why We Are The Best To Do It
While this concept has been
successfully launched in other cities, it
is not currently done in Jacksonville
This group is organized and led by
resettled refugee themselves
We are authentic. We are local. We are
grassroots. We are sustainable. We are
preserving cultural identities. We can
help to fulfill Jacksonville’s vision of
being a globally diverse and culturally
rich city

6. A Brief Video of Some of the Members Of
Hope Through Common Threads