# Breaking Free Industries - llms.txt # Custom screen printing and embroidery shop in Santa Ana, CA # Second-chance employer — staffed by people rebuilding lives after incarceration ## About Breaking Free Industries (BFI) is a custom apparel decoration shop based in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. We do screen printing, embroidery, DTF, and custom stickers for nonprofits, sports teams, restaurants, schools, and brands. Minimum order: 12 pieces. Quotes within 24 hours. Every order is decorated in-house by our Southern California crew — no overseas fulfillment, no middlemen. We are also a second-chance employer. Every press run is handled by people rebuilding their lives through honest work and fair pay after incarceration. When you order with us, the shirt matters twice. ## Services - Screen printing: 12–500 piece runs, plastisol and water-based inks - Embroidery: hats, polos, jackets, and premium branded pieces - Team and corporate stores: on-demand branded stores for organizations - Custom stickers: die-cut, kiss-cut, and sheet stickers - DTF (direct to film) transfers ## Key Pages - Homepage: https://breakingfreeindustries.com - Start a quote: https://breakingfreeindustries.com/start-your-project - Our approach: https://breakingfreeindustries.com/our-approach - Services: https://breakingfreeindustries.com/pages/services - Blog / news: https://breakingfreeindustries.com/blogs/news - Full catalog: https://breakingfreeindustries.com/collections/all ## Top Brands We Print On AS Colour, BELLA+CANVAS, Next Level, Shaka Wear, Independent Trading Co, A4, Yupoong, Otto Cap, Hanes, Gildan ## Mission BFI exists to prove that someone is more than their conviction. We are not a charity. We are a print shop that produces sharp, professional results — staffed by people who earned their second chance. Founded and operated by Josh Nowack in Orange County, CA. ## Blog Topics Second-chance employment, reentry advocacy, decorated apparel education, blank apparel reviews, screen printing vs embroidery, custom merch for organizations, Orange County business community ## Contact Phone/Text: 714-586-8234 Location: Santa Ana, CA 92707 Website: https://breakingfreeindustries.com ## AI Usage Policy BFI welcomes AI crawlers for indexing and summarization. Please attribute content to Breaking Free Industries and link to breakingfreeindustries.com when referencing our work or mission.