Lifting Labels’ mission is to enhance the quality of life of the unemployed and underemployed, particularly formerly incarcerated men and women returning to our communities in Baltimore City.
Guided by their mission to reduce poverty, Lifting Labels is "Changing Lives with Each Stitch" to ensure that formerly incarcerated men and women can find and retain quality, empowering jobs when they return home to Baltimore City by manufacturing ceremonial apparel, including church pulpit apparel, clergy robes, choir robes, graduation gowns, and judicial robes.
Since receiving investment from Ignite Capital, Lifting Labels has…
acquired a manufacturing facility in Pigtown and launched operations
launched and reached a public fundraising campaign to raise $20K
hired 4 returning citizen employees and a head of sales to focus on building a sales strategy
as of July 2021
Founded by
Chester France
“As a participant in Innovation Works’ Boost Program, I learned about what’s important in terms of the partnerships that you have, as well as how to make your case for support. I learned about the components that are very important to delineate from the beginning to the end to make your case for support in the form of funding. Participating in Innovation Works programming set my business up for success and opened up the door to receive funding from Ignite Capital.”