Why this US non-profit is empowering neurodivergent adults with life skills


Simple pieces of cloth are transformed into works of art. Photos: Instagram/Social Justice Sewing Academy

Thiago Robinson has a gift, but he came close to never opening it.Robinson, 20, of Alameda in San Francisco, California in the United States, is neurodivergent, and until recently, things weren't going all that great for him. He wanted more than what life was offering at the moment, and that's when a lucky chance found him.

While living in a homeless shelter in San Francisco, Robinson learned about a Lafayette-based organisation called the Social Justice Sewing Academy, and one of their landmark efforts, the Social Connection.

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