A new Detroit company is teaming up with unemployed veterans to give them some work.<\/p>\n
Founder Jarret Schlaff got the idea when he met a homeless veteran looking for work in Detroit. Jarret realized how many veterans in the city are unemployed, over 5600, so he decided to make a difference — and who knows boots better than veterans?<\/p>\n
The prototype for the urban utility unisex boot was humbly started in three basements in Detroit. If the boot takes off, they’ll eventually be made in a factory.<\/p>\n
Right now, Boots on the Ground is in its crowdfunding phase. They’re hoping to get enough backers to get their boots produced full-time right here in the Motor City.<\/p>\n
“My hope and vision is to see more veterans that are unemployed to come back and be reiterated back into society with quality jobs and a reasonable income where they can support themselves as well as their families,” says veteran Michael Jones.<\/p>\n
In order to get full-time production of the boots, they need to sell 360 of them at $300 a pop. You can also support the group, though, by ordering a less expensive boot they produce, or just by donating $5.<\/p>\n