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Deseret Industries: 85 Years of Job Training — A Thrift Store That's Actually an Employment Program

85 years of continuous employment training. Associates work 28 hrs/week with job skills training. DI pays for external schooling.

Deseret Industries has operated continuously for 85 years as a structured employment training program. Associates work part-time (28 hours/week), receive coaching in workplace fundamentals including cashiering, merchandising, customer service, and forklift certification, plus development counseling.

DI will pay for external vocational training or schooling for its associates. The program operates without federal funding, sustained entirely by donated goods and Church resources. (Church-reported program details.)

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