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Sarah Lacy, CEO of Chairman Mom Highlights of the Working Wardrobes 2021 Smart Women Speaker Series Smart Women is a women’s giving collective that supports the clients served by Working Wardrobes. Our keynote speaker events offer a chance to hear inspirational speakers and network with successful professional women from Southern California – while giving back as philanthropic leaders committed to changing lives in our community. Our recent series, The Covid Consequences, was a three-part webinar with special guest speakers joining Jerri Rosen in conversation for charting a new path to “normal.”  The

Jerri Rosen with Bonni Pomush, Incoming Working Wardrobes CEO Celebrating Under the Stars Highlights On Saturday, October 2, Working Wardrobes hosted its Celebrating Under the Stars gala, presented by U.S. Bank.  This event raised over $452,000 and is the most successful fundraiser in our 31-year history! This year’s event, attended by more than 300 guests, took place outdoors in the gardens of Turnip Rose in Costa Mesa and featured an evening of food, entertainment, client testimonials, dancing under the stars, fundraising through silent and live auctions, and clothing sales. The Irvine

Time. Talent. The Power of a Paycheck Every Working Wardrobes team member plays a vital role in delivering on our mission and bettering our community, and each one is as impactful as our wonderful team of volunteers. We would not be able to serve clients as they journey to jobs without the support of volunteers. Beyond empowering us to provide career development services to at-risk individuals in our community, volunteers help offset the financial costs that come with serving thousands of clients each year. In fact, nearly 240 volunteers donated their time

Celebrate Under the Stars with a Special Sendoff! It’s time to celebrate in style, enjoy the beautiful starry sky, help others…and wish a very special someone a very special sendoff. Please join us on Saturday, October 2, 2021 for our exciting fundraising gala, Celebrating Under the Stars, to raise money for the programs and services that help the unemployed and underemployed in our community.  Jerri Rosen, founder and CEO of Working Wardrobes, is retiring at the end of this year, so this is the last formal fundraising event we will be hosting

Things Are Looking ‘Up!’, So Join Us for Our Latest Webinar We have a NEW DATE for the third and final installment of our Smart Women workshop series, The Covid Consequences.  Don’t miss this powerful workshop on September 22nd as we explore Research & Reality and the discoveries of personal and familial upsides during the pandemic with Dr. Sheila Steinberg and Dr. Sangeeta Gupta. Dr. Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg is Faculty Assembly President and Full Professor of GIS, Social and Environmental Sciences at University of Massachusetts Global, and she is a keynote speaker

What YOU Can Do to Change Critical Needs Issues Working Wardrobes recently developed an in-depth report highlighting the critical needs Southern Californians face in the wake of the pandemic. In addition to staggering unemployment rates, particularly among women, local residents face many other obstacles when it comes to living happy, healthy, productive lives here. Our latest series of blog posts delve deeper into just a few of these issues, including the lack of affordable and available child care and housing.  Be sure to read the articles below and learn more about how