Community Story
Marvina Tatum, Housing Works Client
Money raised at Housing Works Thrift Shops through donations from Marc Jacobs and other brands helps pay for the medical care, job training and drug treatment programs that give Housing Works clients like Marvina Tatum the tools they need to turn their lives around. Marvina is seen here wearing a donated Marc Jacobs dress as part of the “Fashion Saved My Life” campaign to promote Fashion for Action 2008.
Formerly homeless and addicted to drugs, Marvina now lives at a Housing Works residence and works as a clothing sorter at Housing Works’ donations warehouse, where she processes donations to events like Fashion for Action. That means that Marvina is the first person to see the fashion that saved her life: ”I owe my life to Housing Works. Housing Works taught me how to live with HIV. And I do mean live!”,” she says, adding, “”And the dress is beautiful.””
