Saguache Works

TO BUILD A PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY THROUGH ECONOMIC STIMULATION, JOB CREATION AND TRAINING; TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES THROUGH EXERCISE, HEALTHY FOOD, EDUCATION AND THE CREATION OF COMMUNITY.

ECONOMIC STIMULATION: OUR BUILDING HOUSES A FOOD STORE, A THRIFT STORE AND AN EXERCISE STUDIO, AS WELL AS ONE BUSINESS RENTAL AND TWO AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS. THESE ACTIVITIES CREATE JOBS & COMMERCE. THE WELCOME CENTER LOCATED WITHIN THE FOOD STORE SELLS LOCAL ARTS, CRAFTS, AND HOMEGROWN TOTES, PRODUCED IN PRIOR YEARS UNDER THE FIBER INITIATIVE, ARE STILL MARKETED. OUR TWO BUSINESSES, EXERCISE STUDIO AND INDEPENDENTLY RUN CAFE CREATE A NEXUS FOR ACTIVITY AND COMMERCE. TOGETHER WITH JOB CREATION, THEY HELP US BUILD A VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

EXERCISE: ALTHOUGH GATHERING WAS RESTRICTED DURING PART OF THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE OUR EXERCISE STUDIO AVAILABLE LATER IN YEAR. FREE EXERCISE AND YOGA CLASSES WERE CARRIED ON AND HEALTH PRACTITIONERS REGULARLY USE THE SPACE TO OFFER SERVICES BY RESERVATION. CLASSES ARE TAUGHT. THE SPACE IS AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY MEETINGS BY RESERVATION.

LOCAL HEALTHY FOODS: THROUGH THE FOOD STORE, WE MET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. ADJUSTED INVENTORY TO ACCOMMODATE SPECIAL NEEDS. SUPPORTED PARTNERSHIP WITH VALLEY ROOTS FOOD HUB AND LOCAL VENDORS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF LOCALLY PRODUCED FOODS. CREATED JOBS IN RETAIL STORES. ACCEPTED FOOD STAMPS AND EXECUTED DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS PROGRAM TO GIVE-AWAY PRODUCE. WE OFFERED 20% DISCOUNTS TO CUSTOMERS 60 AND OLDER. ABOUT 60% OF OUR SALES ARE SUBJECT TO THIS DISCOUNT OR ABOUT 1,000 CUSTOMER-SALES/YEAR.