Dress for Success Denver

A nonprofit organization

$6,611 raised by 37 donors

83% complete

$8,000 Goal

Dress for Success Denver (DFS Denver) advances economic independence by helping women become employed, stay employed, achieve promotions and raises, participate in valuable networking and leadership opportunities, launch businesses, become leaders in their organizations and communities, build power, enact social change, and embrace life-long learning and self-sufficiency. We inspire courage, confidence, and belief in women.

$25- Sponsors 1 woman through the Professional Clothing program. Make a donation to sponsor 1 woman a month for $350.

$150- Sponsors 1 woman through the Professional Clothing and Career Training Center programs. Make a donation to sponsor 1 woman a month for $1,800.


$250- 
Sponsors a woman through the Professional Clothing, Career Coaching and Professional Women's Group. The Professional Women’s Group (PWG) is the personal and professional development arm of DFS Denver programs and services. 80-90 employed women come together monthly and membership is life-long.

Mission

The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. We inspire confidence, courage and belief in women!

Background Statement

Dress for Success Denver (DFS Denver) launched in 2006 and has served over 23,500 women; distributed over $1,000,000 in apparel and developed relationships with 200 nonprofit that refer low-income women to our continuum of services. DFS Denver’s programs "bridge the gap" between economic opportunity and generational poverty. 69% of the women in DFS Denver programs maintain employment for one year or more.

Signature programs including Professional Suiting, Career and Training Center, Women’s Employment Network- job readiness classes and Professional Women’s Group- employment retention program and Butterfly Bus Mobile Transformation Unit. Combined these programs help our clients become employed; stay employed; achieve promotions and raises; participate in valuable networking and leadership opportunities; and embrace life-long learning as they move from unemployment to economic self-sufficiency.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Dress for Success Denver

other names

DFS Denver

Year Established

2006

Tax id (EIN)

46-3670033

Category

Employment

Organization Size

Medium Organization

Colorado State Tax Credits

Colorado Enterprise Zone Credit

Address

2594 S. Colorado Blvd
Denver, CO 80222

Headquarters

2594 S. Colorado Blvd
Denver , CO 80222

Service areas

Denver County, CO, US

Phone

303-832-1889

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