Ashley Biden Partners with Gilt on Livelihood Clothing Line
http://www.teenvogue.com/story/ashley-biden-partners-with-gilt-on-livelihood-clothing-line?mbid=social_facebook
Wearing clothes that are made in the U.S.A. is almost a political statement these days. President Trump makes a point of highlighting any news that manufacturing jobs are being moved back to the United States, even though both his and his daughters eponymous lines are not made stateside. Ashley Biden, daughter of former VP Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden, launched a clothing brand that's actually made in the U.S.A. And she takes it a step further by donating proceeds to underserved American communities.
Ashley's line, called Livelihood, is produced exclusively for the e-commerce site Gilt, which has previously partnered with philanthropic initiatives like (RED). With her day job as a social worker in Delaware, she was able to see firsthand how communities suffered from a lack of resources. In fact, the two ZIP codes that will benefit from the first round of funding are Anacostia, D.C., where Ashley was first posted, and Wilmington, Delaware, where she was born.
With the proceeds, Ashley says, community boards will be created to decide what initiatives need the funding the most. I want a janitor, a school teacher, the local pastor, whomever is involved in the community to sit at the table and to pick the projects for economic development," she tells Teen Vogue. Economic development could mean anything from education, community centers, literacy programs, tutoring, or workforce development, she adds.
That's how it is done, folks. You wait until daddy's not an elected official, then you start a business that benefits others. Damn I miss Obama & Biden!