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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 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,

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

Sarah Lacy, Smart Women Speaker Smart Women Helping Others 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 – all while giving back as a philanthropic leader committed to changing lives in our community. We're thrilled to announce a powerful series of Smart Women workshops called The COVID Consequences. In this three-part series of Zoom workshops, we will feature remarkable female speakers, who dive into

Southern California's Critical Needs in a Post-COVID Economy   The pandemic wreaked havoc on our lives, our community, and our economy and we are not out of the woods yet.  In fact, experts predict full economy recovery from COVID is likely years away. In the meantime, tens of thousands of residents here in Southern California are out of work or underemployed, and barely making ends meet.  Sadly, our community's uniqueness is the very thing that is negatively impacting the lives of so many people here – from extremely high housing costs, to

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

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!