Job Skills Training
Ragfinery partners with other local nonprofit organizations to provide a supportive work environment for job trainees to gain experience, learn new skills and boost their confidence.
FAQs
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Yes! We work together with job coaches to set up unique tasks based on strengths and interest that develops skills while still being appropriate for that person.
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Ragfinery is a thrift store, so each day is never the same! This alone helps build the skill of flexibility, ability to think on your feet, and make quick but thoughtful decisions. We can assist folks in working towards using a cash register, chatting and supporting customers, taking donations, and pricing garments or notions. We also have tasks that can help with fine motor skills like sorting items by color or content.
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Absolutely! Here at Ragfinery, we do our best to accommodate any and all needs of our trainees. We can offer quieter spaces and shifts, as well as tasks sitting or standing. We are happy to be as flexible as possible!
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Ragfinery partners with other non profits that offer job seekers supportive services and they connect their clients to us. To apply for one of these programs you can begin at organizations like DSHS, Cascade Connections, Community Transitions and Options High School.
“Ragfinery’s volunteer opportunities are fabulous experiences for a wide variety of individuals. I have the pleasure of working with Ragfinery throughout the last 5 years or so. I’ve observed multiple volunteers with Ragfinery working in many capacities over the years. Ragfinery excels at collaborating with community partners seeking vocational or volunteer opportunities. There are plenty of tasks for volunteers to learn the needed transferrable skills to help them succeed in further endeavors. Each and every staff member is patient, accommodating, knowledgeable, and easy to work with. As an employment specialist in Whatcom County, I find Ragfinery’s collaboration to be an instrumental community staple providing pathways for increased opportunities to community members who may otherwise not have a similar opportunity. If you get the chance to work with them, it might just change your life!
- Hannah
“I volunteered at Ragfinery for 6 months. I learned helpful retail skills like sorting, stocking, and cleaning. My favorite thing about volunteering at Ragfinery was getting to know their staff. Staff at Ragfinery are diverse, accepting, and open to all kinds of volunteers. They helped me learn how to manage my emotions at work and professionally socialize with customers and coworkers. Volunteering at Ragfinery helped me on my path to getting my first paid job.”
- Paige
