commercial sewing
The Sewing Business at St. Luke N.E.W. Life Center is more than just a business, we work diligently to provide an environment that is supportive and nurturing to all of our staff members. All of our employees are graduates of our Resilient Communities Program or Employment Preparation Program. We train and hire the structurally unemployable. We offer job coaching and other support services in order to remove any barriers to their success in the workplace. The businesses at St. Luke N.E.W. Life Center offer the opportunity to learn a trade skill while establishing soft skills that lay a good foundation for continuous employment.
Our mission is to aid individuals in becoming self-sufficient, and the sewing business is another way that we are “stitching lives together”.
Flint Made Products
The Sewing Business of St. Luke N.E.W. Life Center specializes in the construction of three core product lines: medical apparel, custom embroidery, and specialty items such as designer aprons and stadium blankets. Our medical apparel includes several styles, sizes, and colors of professional scrubs, lab coats, and medical gowns. Our custom embroidery shop also offers many designs to choose from and specializes in company and team logo apparel. We can accommodate orders large or small. To arrange a sales appointment: Contact Us by phone or email.
" The knitting I learned as part of the program helped me deal
with my anxiety and fear of crowds." - Employment Prep. Student
stormy kromer and st. luke n.e.w. life center
In 2015, Stormy Kromer knew they needed to increase their sewing capacity, and happened upon the St. Luke N.E.W. Life Center. The relationship grew, and our very own Sister Carol and six of our seamstresses spent a week at their factory in Ironwood, Michigan, working hand-in-hand with the engineers and sewing trainers to learn their products. Since then, we have been individually hand-crafting vests for this amazing brand on our industrial sewing machines. We produce around 360 vests each month, and those made here receive an additional tag, so customers know where it came from.
Visit Stormy Kromer for more information and to shop their products!
Our History
Our commercial sewing business became our first social enterprise. Starting in 2008, our business venture enabled us to offer employment opportunities to the individuals in our program. By teaching them to sew professionally we are able to provide local businesses and individuals with medical apparel, such as scrubs and lab coats, custom embroidery, specialty items, designer aprons, stadium blankets, and other items may be needed. Through this work we have been able to expand our mission and serve many at-risk individuals in Flint.
Contact Us for information on our sewing Social Enterprise