The Whittier Free Store and Artisan Work Lab has closed in September 2020. 

In a nutshell, we've been fortunate and thankful to have been invited by First Christian Church of Whittier to occupy the space so that we could serve the community for the past 5 years. The congregation has since closed their services at the end of 2019 but have graciously allowed us to continue using the space. We've recently been informed that they have had to lease the entire church campus to another large church which means we'll need to move out of the space as soon as possible.

Rather than finding a new space to open and operate in, we have decided to close down our Whittier Free Store and Artisan Work Lab programs. But it's now more than ever during this time of social distancing, social isolation, anxiety, and economic uncertainty that we need ways of connecting with neighbors and helping each other in whatever ways that we can. So we're excited about new possibilities for helping others to start free sharing operations (FSOs).