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DRESS FOR SUCCESS WORLDWIDE CELEBRATES BREAKFAST CLUB SUCCESS

Unemployed Women Gain Support and Confidence in Job Search

New York, NY – (September 17, 2009) Dress for Success Worldwide celebrated its pilot Breakfast Club and the program’s 20 members today in Queens, NY.  The Breakfast Club is a 12-session workshop that centers on career planning and development to help its unemployed and underemployed women understand themselves better, gain confidence in using available resources and develop essential career-oriented skills to meet their long-term professional goals.

The program launched at the Queens branch of Dress for Success Worldwide this summer and was recently implemented in the Manhattan and Bronx branches.  The Breakfast Club incorporates various activities and group discussions to promote professional and personal networking, knowledge-sharing and relationship building.  Dress for Success clients meet weekly to share frustrations and fears in their job search and provide a support system for one another. 

In this increasingly pressurized job market, Dress for Success recognizes the importance of providing an outlet where women can work together in confronting the “real world” on their journey to success.

“I am proud that we are able to expand our career development services to include the Breakfast Club,” said Joi Gordon, CEO of Dress for Success Worldwide.  “Not only do the members learn the fundamental tools, they also receive support and encouragement from one another to enhance their job search.”

“Each week I look forward to the different discussions, motivational speakers and progressive information,” said Joymarie Williamson, Breakfast Club member.  “I realize I am getting stronger, more confident and very knowledgeable [because of the Breakfast Club].”

About Dress for Success

Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Since starting operations in 1997, Dress for Success has expanded to more than 90 cities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, the UK and the West Indies. To date, Dress for Success has helped more than 500,000 women work towards self-sufficiency. Visit www.dressforsuccess.org to learn more.

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