Amy Barch

How Are Supply Chains Affecting Turn90?

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It’s hard to walk three feet these days without hearing about supply chains. Merchandise is stuck on container ships. No one can get the supplies they need from overseas, so manufacturing is grinding to a halt. It’s the end of the world!

Okay, so maybe not THAT extreme, but you get the point.

The fact remains that supply chains are an issue, and yes, we’re feeling it at the Turn90 Print Shop. Absolutely. Sometimes we go to order a cut/fabric/brand of t-shirt we’ve ordered a million times and it’s just…not…there…

Custom-Printed T-Shirts: How to Know What You Need

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If this is your first time ordering custom-printed t-shirts, you’re probably feeling some type of way.

Because…

Do you need screen printing? 
DTG?
Heat pressed vinyl transfers?
Why ARE there so many kinds of printing?
And what the heck is sublimation anyway?

Let us help you with this handy-dandy primer of printing terms to help you get started on your printed apparel journey.

Turn90 Director of Operations Kim Huey Named to Prestigious REDF 2022 Accelerator

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As 2021 winds down, we’re thrilled to share more good news! Last week, Turn90’s Director of Operations, Kim Huey, was named to the prestigious 2022 Accelerator Cohort of REDF. REDF (the Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) is a pioneering venture philanthropy accelerating a national movement of employment social enterprises – businesses with a social purpose to … Read more

Turn90 Founder Amy Barch Named to Liberty Fellowship Class of 2023

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Turn90 Founder and Executive Director Amy Barch is one of 20 South Carolina leaders to be selected for Liberty Fellowship’s Class of 2023. Following the successful completion of five, multi-day seminars in the U.S. and abroad and an individual leadership project, Barch will join the community of more than 300 Liberty Fellows working collectively across … Read more

Governor McMaster joins Turn90, formerly Turning Leaf, to Open Columbia Reentry Center

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A New Name and a Second Location Will Help Turn90  Reshape Reentry Services Across the State Turning Leaf, Charleston’s successful prison re-entry program, has announced a name change and opened its new center in Columbia. Now called Turn90, the program creates a new direction for men at the highest risk of re-arrest who return from … Read more

Program to help newly released SC inmates to be unveiled in Columbia this week (The State by John Monk)

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A program in Charleston shown to help newly freed, high-risk South Carolina inmates develop life skills after prison will be unveiled Wednesday in Columbia. The re-entry program for men, which has been hailed as a success during the six years it’s operated in Charleston, is called Turning Leaf Project. Program leaders there teach former inmates … Read more

Reducing Recidivism (NPR’s South Carolina Business Review)

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According to recent statistics, 67% of formerly incarcerated men are re-arrested within three years. Our next guest’s organization however, has found a way to reduce that number significantly. Mike Switzer interviews Leah Rhyne, director of marketing and communications at Turning Leaf, a Charleston nonprofit expanding soon to Columbia, SC. Listen now

Police Killed My Dad When I Was 8. Next Came the Rage. (The Marshall Project)

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When I hear household names like George Floyd, Walter Scott and Alton Sterling, I don’t land on the grisly videos of their killings or the fates of the police officers who ended their lives. I think about their children. Police murdered my father three decades ago, when I was 8. As his son, I know firsthand how losing a … Read more

Two New Faces in the Turning Leaf Print Shop

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Have you ever wanted to make a career change to make a difference in the world? We’re excited to introduce two women who felt that, lived it, and made the change to join us in the Turning Leaf Print Shop, bringing with them unique skillsets that will make a huge impact on our organization. Beth … Read more