Community Voices: Adrienne Tafilowski of Mile High Workshop
Adrienne Tafilowski of Mile High Workshop joined Paul Donovan for his Community Voices series. The Mile High Workshop is an employment and job training program for those facing barriers to work. They assemble and manufacture products in partnership with their business partners to create work opportunities.
Their mission is to create employment opportunities and provide job training for members of our community seeking to rebuild from addictions, homelessness, and incarceration.
Originally conceived in 2014 as a program of Mile High Ministries, their first year saw them launch and build a variety of their own social enterprises to create jobs in our community. They delivered water, made soap, catered events and even made dog beds. They learned a lot, but ultimately chose to scrap those ideas.
They believe the best approach to creating the greatest number of jobs is through focusing on one part of the supply chain - contract production. They partner with businesses in the community to support their kitting, assembly, packaging, and sewing efforts. Instead of asking "what can we build?", they're now more interested in "who can we collaborate with?" In their eyes, it's the definition of a win/win/win scenario.
Mile High Workshop is a place in the city to equip, connect, and inspire small businesses for the enrichment of the community. The reimagined Mile High Workshop opened its doors in May 2015. They focus on supporting production-based businesses that need increased production capacity and are inspired by their social mission to create jobs for the underemployed.
In January 2019, they took a big step and transitioned into our own 501c3 organization!
They’ve moved a few times, but currently operate out of a little less than 20,000 sq ft at 3795 E 38th Ave. Denver, CO 80205.
Find out how you can volunteer, and about upcoming events at Mile High Workshop.
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