Our Mission
Breakfree Design Group is a lively non-profit using sewing, design and fashion entrepreneurship to educate, mentor and empower young people in Philadelphia. Tapping an interest in personal style, and following students' creative leads, we build confidence, skills, and a new attitude about work and learning.
Breakfree is a member of the New Beginnings Non-profit Incubator Program at
Resources for Human Development (RHD), our fiscal sponsor.
Founded in 2003, Breakfree has served hundreds of students at schools, partnering host sites, and at The Red House, our storefront headquarters in East Falls.