You might be handy with a tool, but don’t have the tools you need handy. The Makers Hub in Compton opened this summer for residents who aren’t short on ideas or desire, they just need the resources and opportunity.
The Makers Hub is a non-profit tool library, but it began as an idea for a Makers Space – an area where creators like small business owner Alex Maker have opportunity and equipment to make their dreams a reality.
“It’s really life-changing. It really has put me on a different path in life. I went from totally useless and feeling unappreciated to having purpose again… It really has brought my life in a full circle,” explained Maker.
The Makers Space provides room to work, but the Makers Hub offers the tools – hundreds of them, for virtually any job imaginable. Ladders for $6, a miter saw for $11, a pressure washer for $10 – …