Are you a woman looking for employment assistance?

Here's how it works!

You must first be referred by one of our local non-profit partners to be accepted into one of our programs.  If you have already been working with one of our service partners below, please reach back out to your contact there to ask about working with Designed For Joy. 

If you haven't been working with a local service partner in Raleigh, please make contact with one of our partners below to begin receiving services or help.   Click the service partners below for more information or contact one of the program partners that provide services you need help with today.

 

A Doorway to Hope-Financial Assistance

Advocacy to Alleviate Homelessness-Housing Assistance

A Place at the Table-Food and Meals Assistance

Caring Connections Ministry-Behavioral Health Assistance

NC Dept of Corrections-Justice Involvement Assistance

Dorcas Ministries-Food, Employment, Housing Assistance

Empowered Network-Trafficking Assistance

The Fellowship Home of Raleigh-Substance Use, Housing Assistance

Grace Home-Justice Involvement, Housing Assistance

Healing Transitions-Substance Use, Housing Assistance

LGBT Center of Raleigh-Behavioral Health Assistance 

One More Child-Trafficking Assistance

Refugee Hope Partners-Education, Food, Health, Refugee, Faith Assistance 

 

       

Safe Child-Services for Children 

Salvation Army-Trafficking, Housing, Misc.Needs Assistance

Urban Ministries-Helen Wright-Housing Assistance

The Women's Center-Food, Health, Housing, Misc. Needs Assistance

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Our Programs

Our referring partners and case managers at local non-profits refer women to our work programs.  We provide transitional employment for women emerging from crisis situations.  We offer a competitive wage of $17.50 per hour.  The way to participate in our programs is to be referred from one of our partners above.  

Details and Highlights of our Programs

Day Work Program:  Our day work program is offered to new artisans to provide daily funds for immediate needs. Referred women are given the title Designed For Joy "Artisan".  Artisans are invited to work part time for five hours a day up to 7 days.  They are paid cash daily as a 1099 employee.  They will receive details about our 3 month work program during their 7 days with us. 

3 Month Program:  If Designed For Joy is a good fit for you, you could be invited to participate in our 3 month program. The length of this temporary employment program gives women job stability, to get life back on track.  We also provide needed access to resources for housing, education, enrichment, health services, and more, while they work with us. 

Physical Requirements to work with us:

    • Able to stand for extended periods of time
    • Good grip strength
    • Fine motor skills
    • Capable of lifting fifteen pounds
    • Good eyesight
    • Open to learning new skills
    • Able to take instruction well