Visit us at two locations starting April 2024
Volunteer, tour, and shop downtown Raleigh on W. Cabarrus St. in our studio or shop at our new storefront in the North Hills Innovation District. -- Hours, directions and more here.
Celebrating Women Business Owners on the Studio this Saturday, 10am- 2pm
Parking overflow at Platform Apartments garage across the street.
Make an impact with us.
Designed For Joy provides women in crisis with stability through immediate employment and support, removing the stigma of vulnerability.
To date, we have hired over 140 women with over $500,000 in living wages earned. Learn more here.
How does this work?
Nonprofit partners refer women emerging from sex trafficking, homelessness, justice involvement, substance use, and refugees to Designed For Joy for immediate, living wage work. We offer a safe place to be, practice trusting others, meals, job training, and a reminder of their worth.
We provide a day work program with cash paid at the end of each day for women needing emergency funds, and a 3-month program for those ready and in need of work experience.
Our 5,000 sq. foot production studio in Raleigh, North Carolina provides space for creating our gorgeous leather handbags, all handcrafted by our women, ensuring they receive living wages.
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Designed For Joy is a registered 501(c)(3) Raleigh nonprofit.