Who We Are
We help women to break the chains of dependency and achieve self-sufficiency
Heartisans was born from three words: He, Heart, Artisan
In the fall of 2012, several ladies at First Baptist Church Longview had a conversation about the women’s ministry asking, "How can we connect with the needs of women in the church and in the community?" An interest survey was conducted and the top category was arts and crafts. Our first thought was, “What in the world can we do with arts and crafts?”
We are changing lives, one woman at a time.
Looking within our community, we discovered a lack of resources that provided homeless or underserved women with opportunities to access higher paying jobs and education which would move them toward self-sufficiency. Our mission is to lift up these women and provide a place for job and life skill training, career and higher-education opportunities, and healthy relationships through our Work-Readiness and Alumni Programs.
How it works
Our Previous Program Director, Amy Hollins, sharing the Heartisans’ mission in the East Texas community and how it works. This spotlight video was done after receiving the Longview Chamber of Commerce's 2019 Entrepreneur Award.
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