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| Room Created by the Little Souls Team in Woodstock Family Center |
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| Prepared for a Homeless Woman |
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| In advance of leaving for her own home |
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Little Souls are not "just dolls," but rather creations made up of threads that weave together a larger community.
When Little SoulsŪ started in 1986, there was a strong desire to create a work environment that was inclusive, safe, nurturing and diverse -- an environment where all employees were valued and the collage of different faces, voices, and ideas added to the richness of their product.
Over the years Little Souls looked to the global community to further enhance their designs and extend the company's mission. Through organizations such as Aid to Artisans, Little Souls has connected with women's cooperatives in Peru, Armenia, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, and Romania. Using their traditional handwork, women artisans provide Little Souls dolls with exquisite articles of clothing. For most of these women, Little Souls has been able to supply desperately needed income, and in some cases, a first opportunity to earn money for themselves.
In 1991 Little Souls established the nonprofit THE LITTLE SOULS' CHILDREN'S FUND, and also started the popular activity of sending their staff into Philadelphia area classrooms, hospitals, convalescent homes and shelters teaching doll making to kids of all ages. With simple sock bodies, leftover buttons, scraps of fabric, ribbons, and yarn from the workshop, gentle lessons are taught on diversity, entrepreneurship, self-esteem, imagination, and creativity with a "no rules" activity.
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