The Design Catalyst empowers Rhode Island's design industry, fostering a strong talent pipeline and ensuring a bright future for the field. The Design Catalyst is a comprehensive workforce development program built around three key goals:

Providing person-centered and strengths-based employment supports to very low/low/moderate income unemployed, and underemployed Central Falls residents and those seeking a better job and economic independence.

Self-employment provides people with disabilities and others a unique level of flexibility and control compared to traditional wage jobs.

The Incubator is a 10-week program designed to empower aspiring entrepreneurs.

The Ideator is a 6-week program designed to help you develop, test, and vet your business or nonprofit ideas in a risk-free and supportive environment.