Working Wardrobes Overcomes Fire and Pandemic
Working Wardrobes Overcomes a Fire and the Pandemic Helping people navigate through tough times is what Working Wardrobes does, but last year, we found ourselves in a similar situation as the people we serve, facing unprecedented challenges. In February 2020, a fire destroyed everything inside our 22,000-square-foot Irvine office, Donation Center and Career Center and caused us to relocate into temporary offices at Goodwill of Orange County in Santa Ana. The next month came the pandemic. We've managed through both sets of obstacles, with a focus on helping our clients through it
Working Wardrobes – Orange County’s Working Women Need Help
Orange County's Working Women Need Help Working Wardrobes was recently featured in the Orange County Business Journal to discuss our support of women who are facing significant obstacles on their journey to employment post-pandemic. We wrote a report about the 'she-cession' earlier this year. We see a disproportionate number of women from our professional community that either lost jobs or left jobs during COVID-19 to care for their kids and now cannot find work. Many women want to work in other industries and need training to do so. As a
Working Wardrobes News Briefs July 2021
News Briefs First and foremost, we'd love it if you could please support our mission by shopping at Amazon Smile (smile.amazon.com) Select "Working Wardrobes" as your charity of choice and Amazon will donate 5 percent of eligible purchases to our organization with no fees and no extra cost. Also, we are looking to refresh office supplies for our Career Success Center and would gladly accept donations for reams of copy paper, and paper products such as cups, plates, plastic ware, and paper towels. Thank you for these greatly appreciated donations!
Smart Women Summer Workshop Series
Sarah Lacy, Smart Women Speaker A Summer Workshop Series to Enlighten and Inspire We’ve all been impacted by COVID-19 and now it's time to chart a new path to 'normal.' A great way to do this is by supporting the Working Wardrobes Smart Women giving collective and attending our upcoming Zoom series of workshops, titled The Covid Consequences, which are designed to enlighten and inspire. We're offering this series for FREE, simply because we want to inform and engage you in stimulating conversation as we journey beyond the pandemic and into
Inside Working Wardrobes July 2021
A Message from Jerri Rosen Founder and CEO, Working Wardrobes Recently, I had the honor of interviewing our Store Managers and Donation Center Coordinator so they could share their incredible stories. This is a wonderful team of dedicated people who care very much about our clients and our mission. Don't miss this conversation! Watch the Interview Working Wardrobes is a Great Place to Work! We were honored to be named one of the Best Places to Work by the Orange County Business Journal and Best Companies Group.
Working Wardrobes and Delivering Good
Lisa Gurwitch (left) with Jerri Rosen Delivering Good and Working Wardrobes: A Great Partnership Since 1985, over $2 billion of donated products have been distributed through the Delivering Good network of community partners, serving individuals and families affected by poverty and disaster worldwide. We are honored that Working Wardrobes is one of these community partners. In our featured Podcast this month, Jerri Rosen, founder and CEO of Working Wardrobes, sits down with Lisa D. Gurwitch, President and CEO of partner company Delivering Good to talk about our partnership with this phenomenal
Working Wardrobes Best Places to Work 2021
Working Wardrobes is Named One of the Best Places to Work! We have always known it to be true, and now it's confirmed. Working Wardrobes was just voted one of the Best Places to Work in Orange County by the Orange County Business Journal and Best Companies Group in their 13th annual awards program! This award is such an honor for us. In addition to helping people find meaningful employment for over 30 years, we've made it our mission to create a work environment at Working Wardrobes where people can collaborate, contribute,
Working Wardrobes and the Orange County Register
Mary Ann Profeta and Jerri Rosen Working Wardrobes and OC Register Shed Additional Light on the "She-cession" When we developed our Rebuilding Careers Report highlighting the overwhelming unemployment issues women now face in the wake of the pandemic, the ultimate goal was that more people would become aware and lend their support to help women get back to work. We were honored when journalist Samantha Gowen of the Orange County Register visited our offices recently to speak with Working Wardrobes founder and CEO, Jerri Rosen, and Chief Program Officer, Mary Ann