Empowering Individuals to Economic Independence and Self-Sufficiency
Despite the limitations imposed by the Covid 19 Pandemic throughout the year of 2021, we have been able to provide an innovative and responsive program to many of our community members as they sought to reenter the workforce. During the course of the year we assisted...
COVID-19 may have thrown a wrench into our year, but we pivoted and persevered. Programs and Services Support Suited for Success is a local nonprofit, which means your donations stay in the South Florida community. We appreciate our clothing and in-kind donors, but...
Beginning this month, Suited for Success / Dress for Success Miami is launching monthly job readiness workshops for community members looking to jump-start their job search. The two-hour workshop will give participants an overview of job interview etiquette and tips,...
Our Dress for Success Miami Professional Women's Group took on a Community Action Project this year to benefit single mothers. Read more on the Dress for Success Miami website >
This summer, Bacardi volunteers donated their time to help our Vets for Success participants with their resumes and other digital job search training. Hear some of their stories above.
This June, we graduated 17 veterans from the first cohort of our Vets for Success Employment Skills Training Program. The new program provides educational and vocational opportunities and life skills training, preparing individuals to secure and retain gainful...
Helping clients look appropriate for a job interview is just one part of what Suited for Success does. The other: preparing clients for the interview itself. Over the course of six weeks this spring, Suited for Success Executive Director Sonia Jacobson held an...
A common misconception among employers is that the skills learned in the military cannot be applied in the civilian work force. But U.S. Army veteran Philip Ortiz proves otherwise. His service from 1999 to 2003 was not only beneficial to him for personal reasons, but...
Eight years ago, Terry Howell walked through the doors at Dress for Success Miami. This month, she shared her story with Chispa! Magazine. Check it out!