50 women voting on how we spend $100,000
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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 170 women with over $650,000 in living wages earned. Learn more here.

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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.

Best Selling Leather Handbags

Rosie Leather Crossbody Sling Bag
Rosie Leather Crossbody Sling Bag
$74.00
Millie Bucket Bag
Millie Bucket Bag
$96.00
Louise
Louise
$140.00
Birdie
Birdie
$115.00

Invest in women. Influence change.

This is the first time I had a choice. Where to work and to share my faith.

Refugee, Artisan

At DFJ I learned I'm a hard worker. I also gained a better understanding of self-worth, which is something I'm still working on. DFJ also taught me not all women are against me.

Trafficking Survivor, Artisan

For the first time I understood I had a purpose. And God was in it.

Domestic Violence Survivor, Artisan

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Designed For Joy is a registered 501(c)(3) Raleigh nonprofit.