STARability Foundation opened the STAR Store in 2019 to support its mission to shine light on ability, not disability. The STAR Store is Southwest Florida’s most affordable upscale resale shop and is located in one of the area’s most up-and-coming neighborhoods, Naples Design District.
STAR Store & Studio
Most affordable resale shop in Naples
In addition to benefiting STARability through the resale of upscale furniture and home décor, the store intentionally provides a nurturing and inclusive environment where participants in STARability’s Trailblazer Academy and Junior Trailblazer Academy receive vocational training on critical skills like maintenance and customer service. The store is also home to the STAR*Made Studio, where the Trailblazers and employed STAR participants craft hand-poured candles, greeting cards, jewelry and more.
By supporting the STAR Store, you are supporting our participants gaining invaluable skills that help them toward the goals of employment, engagement and independence!
STAR participants learn job skills in a new social enterprise.
In 2019, STARability launched an exciting social enterprise, the STAR Studio.
Located at the STAR Store, the studio employs two STARability participants and provides vocational training for more than 30 participants of the Trailblazer Academy and Junior Trailblazer Academy. Visit the studio and you will see the participants hard at work creating stellar home décor items to be sold in the STAR Store and various other local businesses.
The studio’s signature items are small-batch, hand-poured natural soy candles. This intricate process has a place for all abilities to contribute to a beautiful finished product, empowering the candlemakers to creatively express themselves as well as learn individual tasks and work as a team to achieve a vocational goal.
Shop the STAR Store and stay tuned for more lines of original decor as the participants continue to discover new ways to create. If you’d like to volunteer to assist participants in their work at the STAR Studio or place a custom candle order, please contact Cayla Childs, Director of Social Enterprise, at cayla@STARability.org.
STAR Store & Studio
(Located in Naples Design District)
106 10th St. N., Naples, FL 34102
239.263.1894
Summer Hours:
Monday through Friday
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Closed weekends
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STARability Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, registration #CH172. A copy of our official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the state. For more information, contact the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs at 1.800.435.7352 or visit freshfromflorida.com.
