Dress For Success Reno- Northern Nevada

DRESS FOR SUCCESS RENO NORTHERN NEVADA (DFSRNN) IS THE LOCAL AFFILIATE TO DRESS FOR SUCCESS WORLDWIDE, A GLOBAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS 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.

SUITING PROGRAM - DFSRNN PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW ATTIRE FOR WOMEN THAT HAVE SECURED AN INTERVIEW WITH A LOCAL COMPANY. DFSRNN ALSO PROVIDES UP TO A WEEK'S WORTH OF PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE IF THE WOMAN SUCESSFULLY LANDS THE JOB. ATTIRE PROVIDED INCLUDED SUITS, BLOUSES, DRESSES, SHOES, PURSES, OVERCOATS AND ACCESSORIES. DFSRNN SUITED APPROXIMATELY 25 WOMEN FOR INTERVIEW PURPOSES AND APPROXIMATELY 10 WOMEN FOR WORKING ATTIRE IN 2020. INCLUDED IN THE REVENUE AND EXPENSE ABOVE ARE $259,658 OF DONATED CLOTHING FROM THE COMMUNITY AND NATIONS VENDORS. IN 2020, DFSRNN HAD OVER 1,300 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND APPROXIMATELY $17,700 IN DONATED SPACE AND UTILITES FOR ITS SUITING BOUTIQUE. COVID REDUCED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WE SERVED IN 2020. SERVICES IN FUTURE YEARS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUBSTANIALLY.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S GROUP - ALONG WITH THE SUCCESS OF LANDING A NEW JOB, NEWLY EMPLOYED WOMEN OFTEN ENCOUNTER AN UNFAMILIAR SET OF EMPLOYMENT OBSTACLES. FROM UNDERSTANDING CORPORATE CULTURE TO MANAGING PERSONAL FINANCES, CAREER NOVICES ARE OFTEN LEFT TO NAVIGATE THE UNWRITTEN RULES OF THE WORKPLACE WITH LITTLE OR NO SUPPORT. THE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S GROUP (PWG) BOLSTERS THE CAREERS OF SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED DRESS FOR SUCCESS WOMEN BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A NETWORK OF SUPPORT, PRACTICAL INFORMATION, AND INSPIRATION TO REMAIN EMPLOYED SO THEY CAN TRULY THRIVE. THIS PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH MONTHLY DINNER MEETINGS IN WHICH A GUEST SPEAKER PRESENTS A TOPIC THAT WILL GIVE THESE WOMEN TOOLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL BOTH IN THEIR JOB AND LIFE. IN 2020, APPROXIMATELY 10 WOMEN ATTENDED THESE MEETINGS. COVID REDUCED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WE SERVED IN 2020. SERVICES IN FUTURE YEARS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUBSTANIALLY.

CAREER CENTER - OUR CAREER CENTER PROVIDES WOMEN WITH SERVICES SUCH AS RESUME REVIEW, LINKEDIN PROFILES AND MOCK INTERVIEWS. VOLUNTEERS THAT SPECIALIZE IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND RECRUITING WORK WITH THESE WOMEN TO PROVIDE TOOLS THAT HELP WITH LANDING A JOB. THE CAREER CENTER IS ALSO A SELF-SERVE AREA FOR OUR CLIENTS THAT NEED USE OF A COMPUTER AND/OR PRINTER. IN 2020, APPROXIMATELY 5 WOMEN BENEFITED FROM THE CAREER CENTER. COVID REDUCED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WE SERVED IN 2020. SERVICES IN FUTURE YEARS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUBSTANIALLY.

SUITING PROGRAM - DFSRNN PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW ATTIRE FOR WOMEN THAT HAVE SECURED AN INTERVIEW WITH A LOCAL COMPANY. DFSRNN ALSO PROVIDES UP TO A WEEK'S WORTH OF PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE IF THE WOMAN SUCESSFULLY LANDS THE JOB. ATTIRE PROVIDED INCLUDED SUITS, BLOUSES, DRESSES, SHOES, PURSES, OVERCOATS AND ACCESSORIES. DFSRNN SUITED 35 WOMEN FOR INTERVIEW PURPOSES AND 40 WOMEN FOR WORKING ATTIRE IN 2020. INCLUDED IN THE REVENUE AND EXPENSE ABOVE ARE $259,658 OF DONATED CLOTHING FROM THE COMMUNITY AND NATIONS VENDORS. IN 2020, DFSRNN HAD OVER 1,300 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND APPROXIMATELY $17,700 IN DONATED SPACE AND UTILITES FOR ITS SUITING BOUTIQUE. COVID REDUCED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WE SERVED IN 2020. SERVICES IN FUTURE YEARS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUBSTANIALLY.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S GROUP - ALONG WITH THE SUCCESS OF LANDING A NEW JOB, NEWLY EMPLOYED WOMEN OFTEN ENCOUNTER AN UNFAMILIAR SET OF EMPLOYMENT OBSTACLES. FROM UNDERSTANDING CORPORATE CULTURE TO MANAGING PERSONAL FINANCES, CAREER NOVICES ARE OFTEN LEFT TO NAVIGATE THE UNWRITTEN RULES OF THE WORKPLACE WITH LITTLE OR NO SUPPORT. THE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S GROUP (PWG) BOLSTERS THE CAREERS OF SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED DRESS FOR SUCCESS WOMEN BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A NETWORK OF SUPPORT, PRACTICAL INFORMATION, AND INSPIRATION TO REMAIN EMPLOYED SO THEY CAN TRULY THRIVE. THIS PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH MONTHLY DINNER MEETINGS IN WHICH A GUEST SPEAKER PRESENTS A TOPIC THAT WILL GIVE THESE WOMEN TOOLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL BOTH IN THEIR JOB AND LIFE. IN 2020, 20 WOMEN ATTENDED THESE MEETINGS. COVID REDUCED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WE SERVED IN 2020. SERVICES IN FUTURE YEARS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUBSTANIALLY.

CAREER CENTER - OUR CAREER CENTER PROVIDES WOMEN WITH SERVICES SUCH AS RESUME REVIEW, LINKEDIN PROFILES AND MOCK INTERVIEWS. VOLUNTEERS THAT SPECIALIZE IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND RECRUITING WORK WITH THESE WOMEN TO PROVIDE TOOLS THAT HELP WITH LANDING A JOB. THE CAREER CENTER IS ALSO A SELF-SERVE AREA FOR OUR CLIENTS THAT NEED USE OF A COMPUTER AND/OR PRINTER. IN 2020, 7 WOMEN BENEFITED FROM THE CAREER CENTER. COVID REDUCED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WE SERVED IN 2020. SERVICES IN FUTURE YEARS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUBSTANIALLY.