"Save the Newcastle-Hunter Showroom" Appeal Smashes $75k Goal
A generous contribution from Greater Charitable Foundation has ensured that Dress for Success Newcastle-Hunter has reached its crowdfunding campaign target of $75,000.
The $20,565 donation from Greater Charitable Foundation will ensure that the doors to Dress for Success showroom in Broadmeadow will remain open for another year. After launching in Sydney in 2010, Dress for Success recognised the opportunity to expand its services to the Newcastle-Hunter region in 2019 and opened a pop-up showroom.
Now, with a permanent showroom space in Broadmeadow, the branch supports more than 200 women a year through their signature interview Styling and presentation skills offering, Career Support workshops and One-on-one Job Preparation services. Leisa Sadler, CEO of Dress for Success Sydney, expressed her sincere gratitude for the support provided by Greater Charitable Foundation.
“This generous funding from Greater Charitable Foundation will directly support 58 women seeking employment within the Newcastle-Hunter region,” Leisa said. “It has been evident throughout this campaign that the community, businesses, and foundations across the Hunter region believe in Dress for Success’ mission to empower vulnerable women into financial stability.”
“It is our hope that this support will continue in the years ahead, as women are seeking our help in greater numbers. As a grassroots charity with a high impact, we cannot do this without everyone in our community taking an active part - we are truly ‘Better Together’”.
Greater Charitable Foundation CEO, Anne Long, said she had long admired the work of Dress for Success and was delighted to provide the financial support that will ensure they can continue operating and supporting women from across the Hunter.
“Dress for Success plays such an important role in empowering women from all walks of life to achieve financial independence, which aligns perfectly with our strategic focus of improving life outcomes by positively enhancing the financial wellbeing of individuals, families and communities,” Anne said.
“We’ve seen and admired the work that Dress for Success has undertaken to change lives of women in the Hunter who otherwise would not have had the capacity to do so.”
“We’re proud to make this contribution that will ensure the doors to the Dress for Success showroom in Broadmeadow remain open for the next year.”
With branches in Sydney, Illawarra and Newcastle-Hunter, every year Dress for Success Sydney supports more than 2,500 women into employment across New South Wales.
The signature Styling service and suite of Career Support offerings aim to help women overcome bias and discrimination when entering or re-entering the workforce - at no cost to the women needing the services.
Transgender and nonbinary individuals, comfortable in women’s spaces, are warmly welcomed.
