Who We Are & What We Do

Mission
The Redding Fashion Alliance is committed to improving the lives of Northern California citizens by mobilizing self sufficiency and providing affordable access to fashion, sewing, and business education while encouraging the growth of the creative economy in order to foster a healthy prosperous, culturally rich and thriving community.

Executive Director
Abigail Ballard of A.J. Young Designs

Abigail Young Ballard first came to us as an Emerging Designer seven years ago. Since then, she has refined her craft via professional experiences and returned as an extremely competent and visionary business woman. Nobody explains her path better than she. Enjoy the video.

Co-Founders

Redding Fashion Alliance was founded in 2015 by Jan Kearns, Robin Fator and Rachel Hatch. We started by answering the question: “What if Redding had a bustling fashion industry?” What started as an idea is now a fully functional non-profit organization. We believe that we can change and improve the quality of life in our community by fostering its creative economy, increasing living wage jobs, and providing designer guidance for high quality, small batch manufacturing of apparel, accessories and textile based products.

Board

Stephanie Somers

Kay Patton

Are you passionate about inspiring creativity through textile & fashion arts programs? Do you want to be part of community partnerships that nurture and develop important skills for employment opportunities?
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1616 Market Street
Redding, CA 96001

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The Redding Fashion Alliance is committed to improving the lives of Northern California citizens by mobilizing self sufficiency and providing affordable access to fashion, sewing, and business education while encouraging the growth of the creative economy in order to foster a healthy, prosperous, culturally rich and thriving community.

Redding Fashion Alliance, Inc. is a 501c3 Organization
This project is funded in part by The McConnell Foundation, Redding, California.
The McConnell Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to help build better communities through philanthropy.

Executive DirectorAbigail Ballard of A.J. Young Designs

​Co-Founders​