Connection through education
Community Partnerships
Our Mission
Why Partnerships Work
Community Outreach
Inspire young people from diverse backgrounds to make fashion design, production and promotion a part of their lives.
Local Connections
Inspire young people from diverse backgrounds to make fashion design, production and promotion a part of their lives.
Nurturing Opportunities
Inform young people about fashion and apparel career opportunities.
The program first launched in 2021 with a an Inspiring Diversity Grant from Prosper Portland. PFI and AltarPDX joined forces to create an apparel production training program for at-risk, underserved youth in an alternative public school. The program trained BIPOC youth in the skills needed for high-demand jobs with market-rate wages. Subsequent programs are individually crafted with the host organization in much the same way as the 2021 program.
Get Started
Rianna Aguirre, PFI Admissions
R.Aguirre@pfi.edu
(503) 647-6165
