Empowerment Services - Open Door Bakery

Workforce Development

Dégagé wants to make sure everyone is ready for their first day of work, offering resources like uniforms, bus passes, and more.
Empowerment Programs

Quick Facts

PLANNING

Staff work alongside people to create an individualized plan that addresses the challenges they face, setting goals together, and step-by-step milestones to reach them.

PLACEMENT

Depending on each person’s needs, they are put into either our onsite or offsite program.

ONSITE DEVELOPMENT

Onsite participants are placed in jobs at Dégagé and receive intensive support to learn valuable work skills. Once they graduate, they are connected to an external employer and supported through the transition.

EMPLOYMENT

Onsite participants can be placed in several roles, including out dining room, custodial services, and either of our social enterprise businesses, Thrift on Div and Open Door Bakery.

TRAINING

Dégagé provides them with things like computer classes, financial literacy education, resume support, mentorship, and career planning. Staff help offsite participants find work outside of Dégagé.

SUPPORT

Dégagé wants to make sure everyone is ready for their first day of work, so they offer resources like uniforms, bus passes, and more.

thrift on div

Thrift on Div, is a beautiful store full of affordable clothing and accessories.

Thrift of Div

Thrift on Div is located at 129 Jefferson in our Complex Care Center.

thrift on div

THRIFT STORE HOURS

10:00am-12:00pm

Open Tuesday & Friday

9:00am-1:00pm

Open Wednesday & Thursday

1:00pm-3:00pm

Open friday

 

THRIFT ON DIV

Quick Facts

Thrift on Div is run by Dégagé staff and patron workers, and proceeds go directly back into our ministry.

EMPLOYMENT

Thrift on Div gives patrons an opportunity for employment in their community of the Heartside neighborhood.

TRAINING

Staff provided one-on-one coaching and job training in the areas of customer service and retail support.

CLOTHING & ARTISANS

The store features gently used clothing, and will serve as a venue for Heartside Artisans to display and sell their work.

OPEN TO PUBLIC

Anyone in the community is welcome to shop within our retail space.

Open Door Bakery

open door bakery

Our social enterprise, Open Door Bakery, gives women currently or previously staying in the Open Door Shelter a chance to give back by using their talents to serve the community through baking. Our community gives back by purchasing cookies!

open door bakery

SHOP NOW

100% of profits directly support the Open Door Women’s Center.

OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK

Here’s why we love Open Door Bakery

Patron employees work alongside staff and volunteers to earn an income and gain valuable job skills.

Our cookie business extends our mission to build relationships that foster dignity and respect in the most delicious way.

Open Door Bakery bakes seven different original flavors available for purchase in stores in our community, as well as on our website.

open door bakery
Open Door Bakery Cookie are made on-site in our bakery, and sold community-wide.

Wondering where you can purchase cookies? SHOP NOW

Have questions about employment? Have questions about our program or wholesale orders?