DOWNS DESIGNS DREAMS
EIN 47-2906724 · Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Populations
What they do
THE MISSION OF DOWNS DESIGNS DREAMS ADVOCATES DISABILITY AWARENESS, PROMOTES INDEPENDENCE AND INSTILLS CONFIDENCE BY DESIGNING, DEVELOPING AND MARKETING A SPECIAL CLOTHING LINE FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. IT IS OUR DUTY TO PROVIDE ADAPTIVE WEAR CLOTHING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH OUR DESIGNS AND STYLES THAT AID IN INDEPENDENT DRESSING. EVERYONE DESERVES INDEPENDENCE, RIGHT? BY CREATING TWO LINES OF JEANS, WE HAVE BEGUN TO FULFILL OUR MISSION OF CREATING A SPECIAL CLOTHING LINE FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. WE HAVE TWO LINES OF JEANS AS OF THIS DATE: DOWNS DESIGNS HAS 18 STYLES OF JEANS FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM AGES 2 AND UP. NBZ JEANS HAS MEN SIZES 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 AND 44 AND BOY SIZES 8,10,12,14,16 AND 18. THEY ARE EASY TO PUT ON AND TAKE OFF, COMFORTABLE AND STYLISH.
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About this charity
- Location
- 9354 LORI JEAN DRIVE, MENTOR, OH 44060
- County
- Lake
- In care of
- KAREN BOWERSOX