Workforce Development
Training, Skills, and Sustainable Funding
Purpose-Driven Enterprise
Our workforce development businesses serve a dual purpose: providing residents with valuable job training and marketable skills while generating revenue to fund our operations. This innovative model ensures that 100% of individual donor proceeds go directly to our mission—an unheard-of standard in nonprofit work.
Through hands-on experience in real business environments, residents develop work ethics, professional skills, and financial literacy that prepare them for successful careers and independent living.
Our Workforce Development Businesses
SuperThrift
Community thrift store offering quality secondhand goods while training residents in retail operations, customer service, and inventory management.
Vehicle Donation
Accepting vehicle donations to support our mission. Provides tax benefits to donors and funding for our programs.
Mercy House Auto Center
Professional automotive training center where residents learn mechanics, body work, and automotive technology — preparing them for well-paying careers upon graduation.
Product With A Purpose
Specialty products crafted by residents, combining quality craftsmanship with purpose. Every purchase directly supports the Mercy House mission and resident development.
Mercy House Elite Gutters
A full-service seamless gutter, downspout, and leaf guard installation company based in Brandon, MS. Residents receive hands-on job training in gutter system design, installation, cleaning, and maintenance — building real-world trade skills and work ethic. Backed by a 5-Year Craftsmanship Guarantee.
Skills That Transform Lives
Residents gain real-world experience in customer service, teamwork, time management, financial responsibility, and industry-specific skills that open doors to sustainable employment after graduation.