Helping others through fashion

Glenn A. Hughes has been reaching to better his life since the early 1990's. He has been a StreetWise vendor for over ten years and is now participating as an atrist in the five ACCESSORIES' income generating program called 'Off The Street'. Glenn is making picture frames adorned with unslightly litter such as transit cards and sports ticket stubs collected off the streets of Chicago.

When asked what he wants to write on his personalized hangtag that accompanies each product he makes, Glenn decided to say the following:

'Never look down on anyone until you are reaching down to help them up. In order to know where you are going, you need to know and appreciate where you have been'.

Homelessness results from a complex set of circumstances that require
people to choose between food, shelter, and other basic needs. Only a
concerted effort to ensure jobs that pay a living wage, adequate support
for those who cannot work, affordable housing, and access to health care
will bring an end to homelessness.

Programs such as StreetWise (a paper that the homeless sell for money) and partners such as Off the Street (a five ACCESSORIES line made by the homeless that pays an hourly wage and gives back from each sale) give the homeless opportunities to do just
that!

Join us for a Launch Party to Announce the Partnership between StreetWise and five ACCESSORIES www.fiveaccessories.com on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 from 5:30 to 9:30 at Salon Serene located at 625 W Lake St. Chicago, IL. www.salonserene.com.