A former construction worker and advocate for women in blue-collar jobs, Nancy Meyer has a new mission: Using a nonprofit reuse center to lift up a community.
(Katherine Frey / The Washington Post)
A former construction worker and advocate for women in blue-collar jobs, Nancy Meyer has a new mission: Using a nonprofit reuse center to lift up a community.
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A former construction worker and advocate for women in blue-collar jobs, Nancy Meyer has a new mission: Using a nonprofit reuse center to lift up a community.
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