Dress For Success

About

Dress for Success Twin Cities is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping low-income women achieve economic independence.

Story

Dress for Success Twin Cities is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women located in the Twin Cities area. The professional clothing, employment retention programs and ongoing support we provide our clients symbolize our faith in every woman's ability to be self-sufficient and successful in her career.

Dress for Success depends on a team of qualified, passionate and dedicated individuals, organizations and companies, each of whom plays an indispensable role in our success.

Mission

The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

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Programs
To help women obtain interview clothing and skills to start and maintain employment; Dress for Success has four different programs.

1. The Suiting Program provides women clothing for interviews and to gain employment. Dress for Success Twin Cities has done over 1,500 suitings since it began.

2. The Going Places Network by Walmart is an eight-week boot-camp that works with women who are trying to find jobs. After 60 days of completing the program, over 70% have achieved employment.

3. The Professional Women's Group is our job retention program. It provides the tools and information our clients need to overcome obstacles.

4. The Mentoring Program is our newest program and pairs an executive from the business community with a client in the Professional Women’s Group (PWG) to help our client/PWG members meet their professional goals.