New Orleans nonprofit helping women gain confidence and employment
New Orleans nonprofit helping women gain confidence and employment
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AND GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROGRAM PROBLEM. SO YOU KNOW THE SAYING, WHEN YOU LOOK GOOD, YOU FEEL GOOD. WELL, ONE ORGANIZATION IS MAKING THAT THEIR MISSION. THAT’S RIGHT. BUT IT GOES BEYOND THAT. WE HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW DRESS FOR SUCCESS IS EMPOWERING WOMEN FROM THE INSIDE OUT. WHAT SIZE ARE YOU? IT IS A ONE OF A KIND SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. A BOUTIQUE LIKE NO OTHER, WHERE YOU CAN FIND DESIGNER CLOTHES OFF THE RACK. WE CAN ADD LIKE A POP OF COLOR FOR WOMEN HEADED INTO THE WORKFORCE, DRESSED FOR SUCCESS GOES BEYOND THE OUTFIT. YES, IT TAPS INTO THEIR CLIENTS INNER CONFIDENCE. WE HAVE ALL TYPES OF WOMEN. WE HAVE WOMEN THAT COME IN THAT JUST BEEN LET GO FROM THEIR JOB, THEIR PROFESSIONAL. PROFESSIONAL WOMEN. WHAT ABOUT THAT? WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME IN AT WOMEN AS HOMELESS. THEY’VE BEEN INVOLVED IN TRAFFICKING, YOU KNOW, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SO AND WE HAVE WOMEN THAT COME IN THAT’S 17 YEARS OLD TO 70. SO WE WE’RE OPEN TO EVERYONE. WE ARE ENCOURAGING THEM. WE ARE BUILDING THEIR STRENGTH, THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE FROM LIFE SKILLS, JOB TRAINING, COACHING AND INTERVIEW SKILLS ALL DESIGNED TO HELP WOMEN BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. THANK YOU. AWESOME, AWESOME. YOU SEE, WHEN WOMEN ARE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED, EVERYBODY BENEFITS. LET THE WOMEN KNOW THAT WE’RE HERE TO HELP THEM OUT AND THEY CAN GO INTO DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES. AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, EMPLOYMENT. WE GET THEM HERE, WE UPLIFT THEM. WE EMPOWER THEM. DO YOU THINK OR LOOK SMALLER? IT IS FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN. AND ONCE YOU JOIN THE PROGRAM, YOU’RE PART OF THE FAMILY. AND IT’S A NETWORK OF US. WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS AND WE HAVE HAD WOMEN IN HERE THAT WAS HERE BEFORE. THAT WAS PART OF THE PROGRAM. AND THEY CAME BACK AND THEY VOLUNTEERED. AND NOW THEY’RE HELPING OTHER WOMEN. SO WE GET THEM READY FOR THE JOB. SO THAT NEW SUIT MAY HELP THEM GET TO THE C-SUITE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? PRETTY BROAD GEAUX A HANDBAG. HERE IS A HAND UP. AND THESE HEELS ARE HELPING THEM PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD, COMPLETE WITH NECKLACES, BRACELETS AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS. BUT THE BEST ACCESSORY OF THEM ALL IS THE CONFIDENCE. BY THE TIME THEY STEP OUT OF OUR FITTING ROOM, IT IS LIKE A WHOLE NEW PERSON. YOU ARE SET. OH MY GOSH, THEY FEEL THEY CAN GAIN THAT JOB. THEY KNOW THEY CAN CAN SUCCEED. GOD, I LOVE THAT. THE STYLE FOR SUCCESS LUNCHEON IS HAPPENING TOMORROW. I’M THRILLED TO SERVE AS THE EMCEE FOR THE EVENT. IT’S ONE OF THE
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New Orleans nonprofit helping women gain confidence and employment
A boutique in the city provides designer clothes and essential life skills to help women gain employment and confidence. Dress for Success serves women from various backgrounds, including those who have faced job loss, homelessness, trafficking, and domestic violence. The program offers life skills, job training, and interview coaching to break the cycle of poverty.
A boutique in the city provides designer clothes and essential life skills to help women gain employment and confidence.
Dress for Success serves women from various backgrounds, including those who have faced job loss, homelessness, trafficking, and domestic violence.
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The program offers life skills, job training, and interview coaching to break the cycle of poverty.