Daily Work provides free one-to-one case management, along with coaching and technical help to struggling job seekers in the community. We can help you get a new resume, learn insider interview tips, connect to resources for housing, clothing, and our new job club training class, and so much more! For more information on how to take the first step, and find gainful employment. Please download the flier below.
Many of our community's job seekers are able and willing to work, but for a variety of reasons, are unable to successfully secure employment or gain the skills they need on their own. To help, our staff and interns are dedicated to working to fill that gap by providing one-to-one, personalized coaching and mentoring to help them address their immediate needs and craft a plan to achieve permanent, living-wage work. Watch our video to hear their unique stories.
Jeff knew he would face some tough challenges in his job search. Last October, he was unexpectedly laid off after eight years as a warehouse laborer. Before that, he worked in construction. “Physically, I knew I couldn’t do that kind of work anymore,” said Jeff, who is in his late 50s. Today, Jeff is working as a human services representative with Hennepin County, and he has a whole new sense of purpose. Read Jeff's story to see the difference your donations make!
Daily Work's vision for our community is that it is a place where all people have the time and financial resources to be connected...to their employers, their neighbors, their schools, their places of worship, to mainstream society. Work makes that happen. Our mission is about connecting our job seekers to work and resources, but our blog is about connecting YOU, our friends and supporters, to our job seekers and their unique talents, perspectives and needs. It's about helping you know and feel the impact of your support and how it is making a difference in our job seekers' lives.
You Are Your Resume As both a volunteer and job seeker at Daily Work I have been on both sides of the coin; seeing others who need work and dealing with my own struggles to return to work myself. When I am ready to return to work, the first major step in my process will be to update my resume. I have been out of work for quite some time dealing with significant health issues. When I return to work, I will have to explain the gap in my work history carefully…being sure to be both honest and still not …
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Looking for a new challenge? Daily Work is hiring! Live your passion for social justice as Director of Development at Daily Work. Daily Work supports early-stage job seekers in developing the skills and experience needed to break away from part-time, sporadic, low-paid employment and transition to financially-stable career pathways. We are located in St. Paul, behind the State Capitol building. Through employment services and mentoring, we work together with job seekers to increase their incomes through work, which reduces economic disparities and creates positive, across-the-board impact on the health and wellness of our entire community. Daily Work is seeking a Development …
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