New Workshop Opens For Women To Weave Their Way Out Of Poverty

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published November 27, 2017 at 10:42 AM EST

ArteSana is dedicating its new storefront workshop in downtown Holyoke, Massachusetts later today.

The nonprofit was founded more than a year ago to help women living in poverty to achieve greater self-sufficiency.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with ArteSana founder and director Katy Moonan.

The public open house for the organization’s new workshop is from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. today at 362 Dwight St. in Holyoke.

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