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Bindle Bags

TOMS for homeless employment

About

Bindle Bags is a social venture that employs homeless people to market and sell women's handbags. These bags are styled after the bindlestiff, i.e., the bag-on-a-stick toted in the 1920's. This essentially provides customers with the ability to volunteer without volunteering and to create focused, effective aid without spending hours in soup kitchens or emergency shelters. By partnering with area shelters, we effectively identify employees who are tenacious, driven, and intelligent.