Organizations Filed Purposes:
EMPOWER WOMEN TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE BY PROVIDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE, AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS TO HELP WOMEN THRIVE IN WORK AND LIFE.
THE PROFESSIONAL CLOTHING PROGRAM IS THE BEST KNOWN PROGRAM OF DRESS FOR SUCCESS OREGON(DFSO). CLIENTS WHO ARE JOB READY ARE REFERRED BY ONE OF 115 SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. THE WOMEN MEET WITH A VOLUNTEER PERSONAL SHOPPER WHO HELPS THEM SELECT WORK APPROPRIATE CLOTHING AT NO COST TO THEM. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO CLIENTS 5 DAYS A WEEK, 2 SATURDAYS A MONTH, AND 2 EVENINGS A MONTH. 1,078 NEW CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN 2019. CLIENTS ARE ALSO OFFERED SERVICES FROM THE DFSO CAREER CENTER AS WELL AS HAIR AND MAKE-UP SERVICES AS PART OF THEIR INITIAL VISIT. IF THEY DO NOT GET A JOB, THEY ARE INVITED BACK TO THE FAST TRACK PROGRAM FOR MORE INTENSIVE WORK; IF THEY DO GET A JOB, THEY ARE INVITED BACK FOR ADDITIONAL CLOTHING TO BUILD THEIR PROFESSIONAL WARDROBE AND THEY ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE HOPE PROGRAM. WE CREATED AN EVENT TO HONOR WOMEN VETERANS. FINALLY, IN 2016 FOR THE FIRST TIME, DRESS FOR SUCCESS OREGON RECEIVED A CONTRACT FROM THE STATE OF OREGON TO HELP CLIENTS ON SNAP (FOOD ASSISTANCE). THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SNAP 50/50 STARTED IN 2017-2018.
DRESS FOR SUCCESS' CAREER CENTER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE MEETING WITH EVERY CLIENT ONE-ON-ONE, WORKSHOPS AND DESIGNATED COMPUTERS FOR CLIENT'S JOB SEARCH ACTIVITIES. THE CAREER CENTER PROVIDES INTERVIEW PRACTICE AND RESUME REVIEW FOR EACH WOMAN WHO COMES FOR A CLOTHING APPOINTMENT. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP EACH WOMAN FEEL PREPARED AND SELF-CONFIDENT. IF SHE DOES NOT GET HER JOB, SHE IS INVITED BACK TO THE CAREER CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE WITH JOB SEARCHES, INTERVIEWING, AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR FAST TRACK JOB PREPARATION PROGRAM. DRESS FOR SUCCESS SERVED 1,156 CLIENTS IN THE CAREER CENTER.
HOPE (HELP ONE PERSON EXCEL) IS A 90 DAY JOB RETENTION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP WOMEN ADJUST SUCCESSFULLY TO THE WORKPLACE. IN A GROUP SETTING THE WOMEN LEARN THE UNWRITTEN RULES OF THE WORKPLACE, HOW TO WORK SUCCESSFULLY WITH A SUPERVISOR AND COLLEAGUES, WORKPLACE ETIQUETTE, ANGER MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER SOFT SKILLS PRIZED BY EMPLOYERS. IN 2019, HOPE SERVED 70 CLIENTS AND HAD 98% JOB RETENTION. WHEN THE WOMEN GRADUATE FROM HOPE THEY ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S GROUP. FOR OUR CLIENTS WHO JOIN THE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S GROUP, WE OFFER A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT ARRANGES FOR ONE-ON-ONE RELATIONSHIPS WITH A PROFESSIONAL WOMAN TO HELP A CLIENT WHO IS EMPLOYED SUCCEED AND ADVANCE IN HER CAREER. MENTORS ARE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR OWN CAREERS.
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 |
|---|
| Shari Dunn | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $120,000 |
| Linda Zhang | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Mersereau | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kristina Leinwand | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shannon Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Heidi Eggert | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine H Cowan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Bowles | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Gernhart | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Marci Ozawa | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Traci Ray | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Sonja Mckenzie | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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