Dress for Success Ottawa empowers women and gender nonconforming individuals to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and development tools to help them thrive. Since opening our doors in January 2011, Dress for Success Ottawa has supported several thousand individuals in the community and empowered them to realize they are valuable members of our community with a lot to offer potential employers. Dress for Success Ottawa suits clients, from the inside out.

Our Programs

The staff and volunteers of Dress for Success Ottawa work towards a common goal – to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged people in the National Capital Region. Under our All Women Empowered (AWE) Suite of Programs and via our Virtual Career Center we support our clients by providing:

Personalized suiting sessions offering free professional attire

Career Development tools including Career Coaching, Mock Interviews, Resume and Cover letter Writing, Field-specific Guidance on navigating the application process

Professional Development Opportunities including Community-Based Professional Development Workshops, Annual AWE Client Conference, Online learning modules via the Accenture’s Skills to Succeed Learning Exchange

Peer Support and Networking via Virtual Meet-Ups, Private Client-Only Facebook Group Moderation, Helping Women Now Supports

In 2019 we empowered over 1000 clients to move forward. We hope you'll help us do the same in 2022.