Inside Working Wardrobes August 2021
A Message from Jerri Rosen Founder and CEO, Working Wardrobes Welcome to this edition of Inside Working Wardrobes, in honor of our wonderful community partners. Don't miss my discussion with Ashley Vlcan, Director of Client Services at Working Wardrobes, as we highlight the importance of our partners and how they empower us to serve more men, women, young adults and veterans on their journeys to jobs. Watch the Interview Working Wardrobes and Delivering Good: A Great Partnership! Recently, we had the distinct privilege of welcoming Lisa D.
Working Wardrobes VetNet and Orange County Soccer Club
VetNet Scores with Orange County Soccer Club Partnership! We are excited to announce the kick-off of a new partnership between the Working Wardrobes VetNet Program, the Orange County Soccer Club (OCSC), and the Embassy of the State of Qatar to the United States! The partnership is part of the State of Qatar’s ongoing commitment to the U.S. military and its families. It launches a series of new programming led by the OCSC Foundation, with support from the Embassy, which is designed to celebrate and support active-duty military, veterans, and their families in
Smart Women Summer Workshop Series
A Powerful Summer Workshop Series Last month, we launched our exciting three-part Smart Women Web Series The Covid Consequences, a dynamic workshop series featuring remarkable women who are actively developing solutions to the challenges women face – economically, socially, spiritually, and physically. Working Wardrobes’ Smart Women giving collective is bringing this powerful series of workshops to you free of charge! July's Episode One featured guest was Sarah Lacy, CEO of Chairman Mom, a members-only community for working women with a goal to help working mothers solve the toughest problems they face. Be
Working Wardrobes Donation Center Information
We Love Our Clothing Donor Partners! Clothing donations are such an important part of the Working Wardrobes mission. First and foremost, they provide our clients with the professional clothing they need to nail their interviews and look their very best on the job. What's more, certain clothing and accessories items make their way to our stores throughout Orange County. The sales of this fabulous merchandise generate revenue that directly funds the career development programs we provide! In the meantime, we want you to know how important you are as a clothing and accessories
Inside Working Wardrobes June 2021
A Message from Jerri Rosen Founder and CEO, Working Wardrobes Hi, everyone, and welcome to Inside Working Wardrobes! Helping veterans get back to work is a mission near and dear to our hearts. Recently, I had the distinct honor of interviewing Duane Thompson, whose invaluable support provides veterans with many of the services they need to find jobs. Watch the Interview Please Stand & Salute Deserving Veterans! There's no better way to thank veterans for their service than by helping them overcome barriers on their journey
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!