Southwest Creations Collaborative (SCC) is a successful contract manufacturing business with an ambitious social mission: to end poverty and create intergenerational wealth. Founded in 1994 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, SCC has pushed the boundaries of both the social enterprise model and the nonprofit model of foundation-funded social change. To reduce poverty, create economic opportunity and develop cycles of intergenerational wealth, Southwest Creations Collaborative pursues a three-pronged strategy: • Invest in women who in turn invest in their families. Worldwide, studies and experience have shown that when a woman is given the opportunity to earn income, she will spend it on her children and family first. • Provide financial stability through well paying jobs. Financial stability gives a woman and her family the ability to pursue new skills, educational goals, and employment opportunities. • Provide an infrastructure of employee programs that teach essential skills, increase employability, and promote community engagement, helping women become leaders in their families and communities.