FAQs

Yes, Dress for Success Saskatoon is a registered charitable organization. Our Charitable Registration Number is 825162704RR0001

Yes, we do! Dress for Success Saskatoon respectfully informs all donors that in thanks and recognition of their support, their names will be published on electronic and/or printed sponsor recognition lists. If you wish to make your donation privately, please inform us at any time and we will remove your name from these lists. Dress for Success Saskatoon does not sell, rent, or exchange with other organizations any of our donors personal information. Please visit the Dress for Success Worldwide site and review their “Donor Privacy Policy and Donor Bill of Rights” page for our commitment to donors.

Yes! Thank you very much for your donation! We will issue a receipt for income tax purposes.

Yes! The site has been updated to allow donations in Canadian funds.

Located in New York City, Dress for Success Worldwide was established to oversee and provide support to our affiliates around the globe. The Worldwide office also focuses on strengthening and promoting the Dress for Success brand internationally and developing relationships with corporate, media and other sponsors. Click here for more information or e-mail [email protected].

Each Dress for Success affiliate location is a member of Dress for Success Worldwide and is an independent non-profit organization with its own policies, staff and board of directors. The Worldwide office licenses the Dress for Success name to affiliates, all of whom fulfill the overall mission of helping women journey towards self-sufficiency. Affiliates provide services to their communities based on local needs, cultural traditions and resources.

Dress for Success Saskatoon would love to help you setup a clothing drive! Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.

Please e-mail us at [email protected].

Dress for Success is a volunteer-run organization, and our location (like most affiliates) simply does not have the necessary resources or staff to provide this service. We have partnered with Conexus Credit Union so that clothing donations can be accepted at a wide range of times. If there are extreme or extenuating circumstances, please contact us directly to see if other arrangements can be made.

To learn more about the application process and the criteria for new locations, click the following link: https://dressforsuccess.org/about-us/start-an-affiliate/

Every year Dress for Success Saskatoon provides interview and employment styling appointments to clients. These appointments are led by volunteers who are focused on giving back to women in our community.

All of the items that are available to our clients are received through the generous donations of our community. Sometimes we may be short on certain items, have a lack of size options or not have something you were hoping for. We do our best to ensure a wide variety but it is important to note that we don’t purchase items for clients to choose from.

Sometimes we receive clothing items that are not suitable for employment but are still in great condition. We partner with several other community organizations that can ensure that these items are put to good use.

We might be biased, but we have the best volunteers! Last year they contributed over 2000 hours of their time to helping our community.

Dress for Success Saskatoon was launched in October 2012 by Fay Gabrielson and Cathy Mills. These co-founders saw the need for DFS services to help disadvantaged women in the community move toward economic self-sufficiency. Fay remains with the organization today.

DFSS offers educational programming throughout the year. This includes our Women Empowering Women (WEW) program which runs twice a year. Cohorts of women meet weekly and have the opportunity to learn essential skills from experienced professionals in the related field.

Dress for Success Saskatoon is not a fully government funded organization. We rely on the contributions of our community both locally and nationally to be able to continue our operations.

Dress for Success Saskatoon accepts monetary donations throughout the year. If you or your company would like to set up a charitable donation plan please reach out to us to discuss our variety of giving options.

Through a variety of programs and partnerships Dress for Success Saskatoon was able to serve over 125 clients in our community last year alone. This year we have a goal of reaching 200!

These partnerships include referral organizations, donors, non-profit organizations, schools, care homes, and much more! If you are interested in partnering with us please reach out!

Never miss out on what is happening at Dress for Success Saskatoon again! Our quarterly newsletter will keep you in the loop about the new and exciting things happening at our organization, volunteer opportunities, events, and much more!