CADILLAC — Leaders at one Northern Michigan church are hoping to give the homeless some jobs and skills, with a new business venture.

It’s called Trellis Works: Building Systems of Support.

They sell trellises built by people experiencing homelessness, thanks to a $2,700 grant.

The goal is to give the unhoused entrepreneurial and carpentry skills to eventually take over the business if successful.

Long time Cadillac First Presbyterian church member Bedonna Davis said the idea came out of nowhere one day.

“I was out in the garage one day and painting one of the trellises my husband built. And either one of us are not very good with tools. And this thought just came to me like, if we could do this, anybody could learn how to do this,” said Davis.

Davis said she took her idea to her pas

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