Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF DRESS FOR SUCCESS CLEVELAND IS TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE BY PROVIDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE, AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS TO HELP WOMEN THRIVE IN WORK AND IN LIFE. THE VISION OF DRESS FOR SUCCESS CLEVELAND IS A WORLD WHERE WOMEN DO NOT LIVE IN POVERTY, ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, ARE STRENGTHENING THEIR FAMILIES AND SHAPING THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THE CONTINUUM OF SUPPORTING SERVICES INCLUDED CONTINUED PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYED WOMEN BASED ON 5 PILLARS: CAREER ADVANCEMENT STRATEGIES, HEALTH & WELLNESS, LEADERSHIP & CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES, FINANCIAL PLANNING AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE. OF THE 40 WOMEN IN OUR JOB RETENTION PROGRAM, 87% (35) RETAINED EMPLOYMENT CONTINUOUSLY; 25% (10) RECEIVED PROMOTIONS, 5 WERE LAID OFF WITH 3 WERE REHIRED WITHIN 6 MONTHS. THE REMAINING 2 WERE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN OUR CAREER CENTER TO SEARCH FOR EMPLOYMENT.IN 2019, THE AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE AMONG WOMEN WE SERVE WAS $11.34 AND 74% ARE SINGLE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD WITH 2 CHILDREN; 26 OR 13% WERE VETERANS; 302 OR 36% HAD SOME COLLEGE; 54 OR 6% HAD GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE; AND 4 OR 1% HAVING ATTAINED MASTER OR PHD DEGREES. THE ETHNICITY OF WOMEN WE SERVE IS IMPORTANT IN UNDERSTANDING THE OVERALL IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY. IN 2019, WE SERVED 1% ASIAN, 68% AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 9% LATINA, 1% OF MULTI-CULTURES, 14% CAUCASIAN/WHITE; 2% NATIVE AMERICAN AND 5% UNKNOWN. ADDITIONALLY, THE AGE OF WOMEN ASSISTED BY DRESS FOR SUCCESS CLEVELAND IS IMPORTANT IN ASSESSING THE COMMUNITY IMPACT. IN 2019, 11% OF THE WOMEN WERE 18-24; 21% WERE 25-30; 21% WERE 31-40; 16% WERE 41-50 AND 27% WERE OVER 50 WITH 4% UNKNOWN. A TOTAL OF 559 WOMEN WERE SERVED IN 2019.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Melony Butler | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $65,172 |
| Amy Arbogast | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Barragate | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Stacey Monroe | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Grave Berry | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Meghan Wilson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Arlonda Stevens | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Traci Stahl | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Reynolds | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Platt | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kendra Powell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Erin Logan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jackie Kosar | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Anita Jones | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Higgs | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Calvinia Fields | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sev De Wagheneire | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Camille Davis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sheryl Culp | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Pamela Caulkins | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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