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Providing Professional Clothing to Low-Income Men and Women

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Description

Clothing & Connections is a non-profit organization that provides donated professional clothing to individuals referred to them. The program is one of several family self-sufficiency programs in the community. All clothes are donated from the community, and professional volunteers from the community do makeovers.

Goal / Mission

Clothing & Connections' mission is to provide interview and career clothing, information, and referrals to clients in need as they pursue new opportunities for advancement in self-sufficiency. Clients are referred to Clothing & Connections by a group of non-profit member organizations, which include homeless shelters, domestic violence centers, job training programs, and self-sufficiency programs. Clients are fitted with clothing specific to the job they are applying for. In addition, Clothing & Connections offers mini-seminars on topics such as preparing for the job interview, making a positive first impression, and dressing for success on a limited budget.

Results / Accomplishments

Clothing & Connections has dressed more than 400 from February 1999 to August 2001. More than 100 clients have successfully completed the training offered by Clothing & Connections and taken part in a graduation celebration.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Clothing & Connections Program, Fargo Housing & Redevelopment Authority
Primary Contact
Joy Kipp
Pioneer Manor
201 11th Street North
Fargo, ND 58102
(701) 237-6355
espm@fargocity.com
http://selfsufficiencycenter.org/content/clothing-...
Topics
Economy / Employment
Community / Community & Business Resources
Organization(s)
Clothing & Connections Program, Fargo Housing & Redevelopment Authority
Source
Corporation for National and Community Service
Date of publication
8/28/2001
Location
Fargo, ND
Target Audience
Adults

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  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.
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