Dress for Success Worldwide is pleased to announce its newest affiliate  
Dress for Success Rhode Island
Welcome to Dress for SuccessRI! We are a volunteer-driven organization that provides interview-appropriate clothing and employment retention support to disadvantaged women transitioning into the work place. Worldwide, our volunteers have helped us suit thousands of women. Reach us at rhodeisland@dressforsuccess.org or by calling (401)339-3143. 


Dress for Success Rhode Island Co-Founders, Melissa Quinlan-Finnigan and Peggy Porter-Quinlan

Dress for Success Rhode Island announces its Women's Equality Day Fundraising Campaign and how your $1 can help.  August 26, 2010 marks the 90th anniversary of the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution which granted women the right to vote. Since 1971, August 26th of each year has been designated as Women’s Equality Day.    Click here to see what you can do to continue the tradition of empowering women to be equal in the workforce.

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Bobbi Brown



Throughout this journey we have met some amazing people, including Ms. Bobbi Brown, who was gracious enough to pose with us at 2010 Women's Summit held at Bryant University earlier this year.  Ms. Brown serves on the Board for Dress for Success Worldwide and it is the ONLY Board she serves on.  She is very passionate about our mission.  She was happy to learn more about the Rhode Island affiliate of Dress for Success. 

Office Space

We recently acquired our office space (yeah!) and are located at 403 Charles Street, Providence, RI.   Our first official day for accepting clothing was on April 24, 2010. We accept clothing donations on the fourth Saturday of every month between the hours of  10:00am and 2:00pm.  See the Donations page for guidelines and drop off dates. We suited our first client in July.  

Thank you Sponsors

Melissa Quinlan-Finnigan, Margaret Batting, and Peggy Porter-Quinlan

A special thanks to Margaret Batting of Eleve for becoming our first Patron Sponsor.  Thank you to Hinckley Allen Synder LLP for becoming a Helping Hand sponsor.  Thank you to Lynn-Marie Cerce of Speidel for becoming a Leadership Sponsor recently.

We'd love to form long lasting partnerships with like minded individuals who want to empower disadvantaged women to become economically independent.  For details, call Peggy Porter at  (401) 339-3143 .

Silent Auction and Dinner Dance Success

Ken Bell, ABC6 News and Melissa Quinlan-Finnigan

The Tijuana Bibles

Melissa and Peggy visiting with guests at the Auction

Thank you all for the successful silent auction and raffle dinner/dance held at the Quidnessett Country Club on Thursday, June 10th. Many thanks to the Tijuana Bibles for donating their time and talent and to Ken Bell of ABC6 News for stopping by to help us.  

Special thanks to the greatest committee in the world - Kim Avedisian, John Aurgemma, Jackie Hennessey, Renee DiNovella, Terri Stone, Jill Marinelli, Jen Shippee, Elaine Canepi, Cheryl Haynes, Laurinda Goulet, and Elaine Hewett. 

We thank all who contributed to the silent auction and raffle prizes.  Thanks to all who attended and came out to support Dress for Success Rhode Island.  It was a fun night as well as being a successful night.

Host an event!

If you would like to host an an event to benefit Dress for Success RI, contact Peggy Porter at  (401) 339-3143 . See the Donations page or the Events page for more details .

Volunteers Needed

We are looking for volunteers for many different capacities.  Please see Our Supporters page for more information.

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Donations

To make a secure monetary donation online to Dress for Success Rhode Island, please click below: