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We are a social enterprise that uses deconstruction & woodworking to create jobs & prevent recidivism.

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job skills for men just released from prison

Soteria at Work is the social enterprise of Soteria Community Development Corporation (CDC), a non-profit in Greenville, SC that uses the tools of Community Development to economically empower men and women out of the generational cycles of poverty and recidivism.

Through woodworking and deconstruction projects, Soteria at Work teaches men how to tear down old homes, reclaim the wood, and create beautiful pieces of furniture. They learn how to take something that would have been discarded and unveil new beauty and purpose.

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Custom Sliding Barn Doors
Custom Farm Tables
Two wooden cornhole boards with circular holes on a grassy area in front of a grey metal fence.
Interior construction site with walls finished in horizontal wooden planks, partially completed with visible electrical wiring and exposed ceiling.
Custom Butcher Block Island
Custom Daybed Porch Swings
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From taking apart condemned structures to preparing spaces for new construction, our team is skilled in the selective dismantlement of building components, specifically for reclamation.

deconstruction

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A man working on a roof, installing new shingles, with trees in the background.
A man in a blue T-shirt with a logo and the words 'Soteria at Work' is installing or working on a treehouse in a wooded area, holding a piece of wood.
A man wearing a blue t-shirt, glasses, and a baseball cap is using a power drill to attach a vertical wooden beam onto a plywood wall in a construction or woodworking project.
Reclaimed Wood Restaurant Table Tops
Bistro Restaurant Table Tops

RESTAURANT TABLES

Looking for a unique, hand-crafted image for your business? We create repurposed furniture like tables, counters, desks, and planters in quantity for restaurants and local businesses.

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Find something on Pinterest that you would LOVE to have? Email us. We build one-of-a-kind pieces from farm tables to clocks for individual purchase.

CUSTOM WORK

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Reclaimed Wood Bird House
Custom Farm Table
Custom Daybed Porch Swing
A man in a white t-shirt and gray cap standing next to a woodworking table in a workshop, with other workers in the background working on wood projects.
A man wearing a yellow hat and a dark t-shirt standing in a room with wooden wall paneling and white furniture.

reclaiming lives

Meet the men who have chosen hard work, dedication, and resilience to defy the odds and embrace a new way of life for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Team Soteria