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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

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. 

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