Make-It Springfield celebrated our 2024 anniversary with a special Celebrate 8! dinner, honoring our one of our co-founders, Michael DiPasquale, and our long time RAD Springfield Volunteer, Rob Thomas. Make-It occupies a special place in our community because of the generous time and effort of these dedicated individuals. Friends, Make-It staff and Board members, teen […]
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We are expanding access for teens!
Join us in making this possible by donating today! Help us reach our goal to provide transportation services for teens who will spend time creating and inventing at Make-it Springfield from May through December this year. Providing transportation addresses a key barrier to high-quality, out-of-school resources for youth. And we are proud to say that Make-It […]
Full House to view our preview of our Fall FAB Fashion Week
A crowd of fashion lovers and Make-It Springfield supporters showed up on Saturday, June 24th to view the talents of 12 local, national and international fashion designers. The event, which drew about 150 people to downtown Springfield, was a preview of FAB Fashion Passion Week of New England, an annual event organized by Richie Richardson […]
Seeking Advisors for Teen Fashion Club
Make-It Springfield has a unique opportunity for advisors who have experience working with, mentoring or advising young people to support teens in our Teen Fashion Club. You do not need to have experience in fashion or fashion design but you DO need experience with young people. We are looking for 6 adults over the age […]
Dress Code: A Teen Fashion Club
We are inviting teens aged 13-17—from Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties and who are passionate about fashion design and creation—to apply for Dress Code: A Teen Fashion Club at Make-It Springfield. Applications are due on Monday, May 22nd by 5pm. Mentoring and support with filling out your application is available in-person or by Zoom with […]
Now Offering Card to Culture Discounts
No matter where you are in your creative or entrepreneurial journey, we want to talk to you AND we are committed to making what we do financially accessible. To deepen this commitment, we recently joined the Card to Culture program, a collaboration between Mass Cultural Council and the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program and the Massachusetts […]
