Shield NC Meeting Minutes
From Tuesday, 8/20/2019
Attendees:
Angela Padgett
Nicole Bernard
Nikki Miller
Josh Komis
K. Ragland
Debra Henson
Danica Coleman
Kris Shuart
Annette Williamson
Nicole Bernard, Founder and Director of ShieldNC, provided lunch today for the committee meeting.
Angela Padgett, a volunteer with Design for Joy, spoke to the committee at today’s lunch meeting. Design for Joy is a nonprofit, faith based ministry in downtown Raleigh. It provides a transitional work environment and vocational training for people coming out of sex trafficking, homelessness, prison, overcoming drug addiction or other vulnerable situations. Design for Joy works with individuals 6 – 9 months providing them with living wages ($13.76/hour) while helping them establish work records, build confidence and resumes, and learn about work ethics. They pay 3,000 living wage hours annually.
Design for Joy teaches participants how to make jewelry and sew. The items they make (bags, earrings, bracelets, and textiles) are sold at a space in Boylan Heights and on line currently but will be moving to Gateway Plaza in the near future.
Design for Joy offers workshops Monday and Tuesday each week so participants can share what they are going through and experience community. It is one piece of the puzzle. They partner with Salvation Army, Oxford House, Caring Connections, and Healing Transitions. They currently are in need of a CPA or CFO.
The core truths for Design for Joy are prayer, truth, hospitality, communications and global mindset.
A group from Design for Joy will be travelling to Africa to meet with artisans in the near future. Inspiration for DFJ comes from international friends