TOPS Cares: Dress for success louisville

TOPS CARES: dress for Success

Louisville

BY KATHIE STAMPS • COURTESY PHOTOS

Job interviews, whether remote or in person, require a professional outfi t and confi dence. Dress for Success Louisville (DFSL) offers comprehensive career support for women through six specifi c programs: computer literacy, fi nancial empowerment, a career center and mobile career center, a professional women’s group and Suits to Success. Your donations of professional clothing for the Suits to Success program are so important, and can also include closedtoe shoes (fl ats and heels), purses, work-appropriate jewelry and new makeup.

Serving nine counties in Kentucky and four in Southern Indiana, Dress for Success Louisville is “an incredible asset to Kentuckiana’s women, families, workforce and economy,” said Executive Director Monet Becker. The organization empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing them with a network of support and tools to help them thrive in work and in life.

“We actively collaborate with a continually expanding and diverse group of nonprofi ts and government agencies—including homeless shelters, immigration services, job training programs, educational institutions and domestic violence shelters, among many others—to refer women to our organization when they are in need of a job or once they have secured a job interview,” Monet said. “Through offering suiting, career counseling, skills training and professional development opportunities, DFSL is able to grow and advance the women’s workforce in Kentuckiana and support women in every facet of their careers.”

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Dress for Success began in New York City in 1997. Dress for Success Louisville was founded in 2000 by Marcia Fackler and Shannon White, two Louisville businesswomen who recognized that “local women had long faced challenges to achieve and sustain economic independence and needed the services and support to address them,” said Monet.

“A network of support, professional attire, development tools and genuine care can have deep impact on one’s self identify and career development, but this holds especially true for women hindered by histories of poverty,” Monet said. Poverty disproportionally affects women the most, so addressing women’s needs “is central to improving the quality of life for not only that woman, but also her family, future generations and her community.”

DFSL addresses those needs locally by serving disadvantaged women in Kentuckiana who seek brighter futures. There’s no cost for participants in DFSL’s programs and services, so fi nancial support is vital from individuals, corporations and organizations.

Get involved with DFSL and empower women in Kentuckiana by volunteering, mentoring, making a donation or becoming a program sponsor. Visit louisville. dressforsuccess.org 

Upcoming EventsMARCH 8, 4-8 P.M. DFSL International Women’s Day fundraiser at Kendra Scott in Oxmoor Center, with 20% of sales going to DFSL. MARCH 10-12 Shop for Success Inventory Sale at DFSL Boutique on East Main. VIP access 3/10 (5-7 p.m.), public hours 3/11 (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and 3/12 (10 a.m. to noon). $10 VIP access.

MARCH 19, 9 A.M. TO NOON

Donation Day. On the third Saturday of each month, donate your new or gently used professional women’s attire at the DFSL Boutique, 913 E. Main St.

MARCH 26, 10 A.M. TO NOON

DFSL Derby Hat Exchange Fundraiser at Hellospoke, 118 East Main St. Tickets are $35.

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4010 Dupont Circle Ste. 573 Louisville, KY 40207