Skills for life: I Am You teaches girls and young women how to sew, design and sell their own creations. | Gil Leora~For Sun-Times Media
Leading the way: Shawna Spencer is founder of the nonprofit group, I Am You. | Gil Leora~ For sun-times media
Looking to the future: The members of I Am You make a suit for themselves that can be worn to job fairs and interviews. | Gil Leora ~ For Sun-Times Media
I Am You teaches women how to create and design
“I’m so excited cause I never had a suit,” said Solange Alcantara, a petite young woman from Chicago, as she proudly holds up a snappy three-quarter sleeve black jacket and matching knee-length skirt. She’s going to use it to find a job. Alcantara, 27, designed … Read More