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.
Something I wish Everyone Knew Daily Work’s mission is to provide mentoring and employment services so job seekers can thrive. Through our mission, we are doing our part to create a community where everyone can work, grow, and contribute. But that’s not the whole story. Something else I wish everyone knew is that Daily Work doesn’t find dead-end, minimum wage jobs for our job seekers. We sit down with each job seeker individually and learn what they need in a job in order to thrive. We don’t just group everyone together and get them whatever job we feel would be …
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How do you make your voice heard? Social Work Day at the Capitol took place Monday, April 8, and all four Daily Work interns participated. By having Social Work Day at the Capitol, social workers are able to represent their career and advocate for the services that will benefit the people that they work with. A large number of social work students attend the event and meet with legislators to discuss topics like mental health services in schools and community programs for older adults. When I was in a group meeting with a representative, many of the students in the …
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