Dress For Success Oregon

My 19yo daughter made a donation delivery for me and was ignored for more than 10 minutes at the front counter. No one was wearing a name tag, so she couldn’t flag someone down. I have never donated to this organization before, and would’ve let this slide as a one-​off experience until I read the pamphlet she brought back. Hangers? Seriously? I don’t have extra hangers in my closet to donate. Do you want me to go out and purchase hangers? Also, in the bottom right corner of the brochure, they poke their nose into what qualifies for and how to take a tax deduction for these items. And, their statements are incomplete and misleading at best. It’s an interesting choice to give tax advice. And of course, parking is a nightmare over there. I’m disappointed. I make efforts to target donations, but I’m taking this organization off the list.

UPDATE: I have been accepted to the BYU-​I online degree program (Pathway.)
I still plan to continue volunteering at Dress for Success. :-)

I love this charity. Their communications are done well and the staff and volunteers are always friendly when I go into donate. They’re doing great work here.

I absolutely love the concept of donating your gently warn ladies separates (suits, blouses, trousers, skirts, shoes, handbags & new bras and underwear) to an organization that helps women (low income, living in safe house and shelters etc) get back into the work force.
A lot of the workers are actually volunteers, which is probably why they are so kind; they’re doing it out of the goodness of their hearts.
The facility is incredibly clean and organized. So much so that I often wish they’d let me grab a couple items from their racks!
From what I understand, women in need are given vouchers for Dress for Success. They are then allowed to come into their showroom and choose clothes for job interviews and/​or jobs they have gotten hired for (mostly office, because the donated clothes are really nice!).
Today, as I dropped off some of my bosses clothes (that she was too lazy to drive over herself) I saw that a woman was getting a makeover. As she walked out she bragged «Look at me! They did my makeup so pretty! I love it!». She also had a bag of clothes in hand. How awesome to see that a little makeup and some nice clothes can boost a person’s self esteem.
I volunteered at their annual DFS fashion show event last week and found out today that they always have need for volunteers. I can’t think of a better way to spend my time! Now, they just need to fit me in, since the May group (who sorts through the donated clothes) is full.
Now, I have somewhere I can donate my (nicer) used clothing — AND — my time.