What We Do | Professional Women's Group Program Success is not only about getting a job; it's about building a career. The mission of the Dress for Success Professional Women's Group (PWG) is to provide our network of employed Dress for Success women the partnership of support, practical information and inspiration to achieve self-defined success in career and life.  Women making the transition from unemployment to work face myriad challenges, from understanding corporate culture to handling personal finances, often without any support systems in place to help them navigate this daunting change. We provide our clients with information that will help women unfamiliar with the workplace continue to develop skills and advance in their careers. The PWG offers members a comfortable atmosphere in which they can share, grow and network with other women who have recently made the same transition into the workforce. Membership is open to Dress for Success clients who have successfully gained employment. Each regularly scheduled meeting consists of two key elements: an expert speaker leading a discussion and a networking period. Monthly meetings cover a variety of subjects and activities that promote professional development. Topics include communication skills, the "unwritten rules" of the workplace, childcare issues, financial planning, stress management and juggling responsibilities, among others. PWG members have access to product discounts and professional resources to help them further their personal and professional growth. Since membership is reciprocal in every PWG location, members have an infrastructure and support system in place when they move to another part of the U.S. and Canada. Financial literacy workshops are an important component of the Professional Women's Group and teach low-income women how to become economically independent by creating fiscal goals, constructing budgets and investing in their futures. Our Financial Planning Handbook, a guide to understanding, organizing and managing one's finances, is made possible through the generosity of the CREW Foundation and the Foundation for Financial Planning. A copy of this guide is given to each PWG member. If you are interested in supporting the Professional Women's Group as a sponsor or volunteer, please send us an e-mail. To learn more about about our Professional Women's Groups and our 2008 Success Summit please click here. To donate to Dress for Success and help fund our employment retention programs, visit the Donate Funding page. The Professional Women's Group program is currently available at the following affiliates: Atlanta Midwest (St. Louis, MO) Austin Morris County (Madison, NJ) Boise Valley New Hampshire (Concord, NH) Boston New York, NY (Dress for Success Worldwide) Brookhaven (Long Island, NY) Norfolk (Virginia) Charlotte Oregon (Portland, OR) Chicago Palm Beach County (Lake Park, FL) Cincinnati Peoria (Illinois) Cleveland Pittsburgh Dallas Racine (Wisconsin) Delaware (Wilmington, DE) Rio Grande Valley (Pharr, TX) Denver San Antonio Greater Orlando San Diego Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) San Francisco Hartford Seattle Houston Shreveport-Bossier (Shreveport, LA) Indianapolis South Central PA (Harrisburg, Lebanon & York, PA) Jersey City Southern Maine (Portland, ME) Joliet (Illinois) Tampa Bay Little Rock Triangle NC (Chapel Hill, Durham & Raleigh, NC) Louisville Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) Memphis Warren-Youngstown (Ohio) Metro Detroit Washington, DC Metro Jackson Western Massachusetts (Springfield, MA) Michigan (Ypsilanti) Wichta Mid-Fairfield County (Fairfield, CT)	-- Select Affiliate -- Australia   Melbourne   Sydney Brazil   Vitoria Canada Alberta   Calgary   Central Alberta British Columbia   Vancouver Manitoba   Winnipeg Nova Scotia   Halifax Ontario   Ottawa   Toronto Quebec   Montreal Saskatchewan   Regina Ireland   Dublin Jamaica   Jamaica Mexico   Mexico City Netherlands   Amsterdam   Gorinchem   Leeuwarden   Rotterdam   Spijkenisse   Tilburg New Zealand   Auckland   Christchurch   Hamilton   Northland   Wellington Poland   Poland - Silesia United Kingdom England   Leeds   London Scotland   Strathclyde USA Alabama   Birmingham Alaska   Anchorage Arizona   Phoenix   Tucson Arkansas   Little Rock California   Bakersfield   Fresno   Sacramento   San Diego   San Francisco Colorado   Colorado Springs   Denver Connecticut   Hartford   Mid-Fairfield County Delaware   Delaware District of Columbia   Washington D.C. 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