Resources

How We Manage Our Textile Waste

As a textile-based business, we're conscious of the impact that our actions have on the people and the environment around us which is why managing our textile waste is such a key component of our d...

Progress Report: Our Anti-Racism Action Plan & Inclusivity Efforts

May 2022 Update: Over the past two years, we have committed ourselves to incorporate anti-racist practices into all aspects of our business. We want to provide you with some updates and check in on...

OUR JANUARY NON-PROFIT - PACE SOCIETY

Our nonprofit for January is PACE Society. Since 1994, PACE Society has provided one-to-one support in areas such as mental health, violence & sexual assault, trans-specific services, and crimi...

DECEMBER NON-PROFIT - LOOKOUT HOUSING AND HEALTH SOCIETY

Our nonprofit for December is Lookout Housing and Health Society. Lookout Housing and Health Society has been operating since 1971, providing housing, health and a range of support services to und...

OUR NOVEMBER NON-PROFIT - POTLUCK CAFÉ SOCIETY

Blackbird Fabrics donates 1% of our revenue each month to a rotating non-profit. Potluck Café Society started 20 years ago in 2001 as a social enterprise to improve the lives of DTES community by c...

Our October Non-Profit - Indian Residential School Survivor Society

Indian Residential School Survivor Society (IRSSS) is a non-profit organization supporting Survivors of Residential Schools since 1994. Their mission is to provide emotional, spiritual, physical, a...

OUR SEPTEMBER NON-PROFIT - ISS OF BC

Immigration Services Society of BC (ISS of BC) has been serving the migrant community since 1972 and is now one of the largest immigrant services agencies in Canada. ISS of BC helps over 20,000 peo...

OUR AUGUST NON-PROFIT - Power to Be

Power To Be is a non-profit organization based in both Victoria and Vancouver, BC. They began their mission in 1998 with the guiding principles that everyone belongs in nature and that access to na...

OUR JULY NON-PROFIT - The Kettle Society

Our July monthly non-profit initiative is The Kettle Society. They are a Vancouver-based charity that have empowered people living with mental illness, substance abuse, poverty and/or homelessness ...

OUR JUNE NON-PROFIT - LEGACY OF HOPE FOUNDATION

Blackbird Fabrics donates 1% of our revenue each month to a rotating non-profit. Our non-profit for June is the Legacy of Hope Foundation. The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is an Indigenous-led c...

OUR MAY NON-PROFIT - BLACK HEALTH ALLIANCE

Our May monthly non-profit initiative is Black Health Alliance, an Ontario based charity who is providing health support and services for Black Canadians. 

Fashion Revolution Week: Who Made My Fabric?

Learn more about the complex textile supply chain and this year's Fashion Revolution campaign: #WhoMadeMyFabric?

SWAN Vancouver - Donation Matching Campaign

Learn about our donation matching to SWAN Vancouver, a local non-profit organization who supports and advocates for newcomer, migrant and immigrant (im/migrant) women engaged in indoor sex work.