is a 501c3, non-profit organization, established to empower and encourage individuals through the art of Stained Glass, Clay and other art mediums Willing Hearts, Inc., is a non-profit, charitable, 501(c)3 organization, consisting of three major components:
1) Willing Hearts Empowerment Program (WHEP) - Working primarily with unemployed, low-income, disabled, and retired individuals to teach the n
ecessary skills associated with creating stained glass artwork at no cost. The mission with the WHEP participants will also include introducing, discussing and teaching participants important information necessary to help them, “put the pieces of their life together”, in order to become more spiritually, emotionally and financially harmonious.
2) A working studio - Teaching hands-on, techniques for creating stained glass art, and other forms of art glass to all interested people groups.
3) A retail space - Will contain completed art glass projects for sale to the general public, (created by participants in the Empowerment Program), along with all types of stained glass, and art glass supplies that artisans and hobbyist can purchase. All proceeds earned will be used to establish a Benevolence Fund, to assist the WHEP participants with basic survival needs like food, gas, electric bills, etc.
