Rethreaded, which provides jobs for human-trafficking survivors, is taking the monumental step that founder Kristin Keen has envisioned since its inception nine years ago.
The Jacksonville nonprofit plans to buy a $1.1 million industrial complex near Springfield that will allow the hiring of four times as many survivors, expansion of its production of upcycled clothing, leather products, jewelry and other items and eventually a sewing school and logistics training. This is the biggest moment in Rethreaded s history, said Keen, her excitement jumping off the screen in a Google Meet interview. It is awesome. … Space has been the only thing stopping us.