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Join the Dress for Success Wester MA 25th Anniversary Club!⭐

    Thanks to supporters like you, Dress for Success of Western Massachusetts serves hundreds of women and non-binary people in Western Mass every year. Your support and belief in our cause keeps us going strong. 25 years strong, to be precise!   In honor of our 25th Anniversary, we’re launching a new peer-to-peer campaign to raise $25,000 to help fund our continuum of workforce readiness programming. We would love it if you could participate.   Will you join the DFSWM 25th Anniversary Club?   Our goal is to recruit at least 25 of supporters to collect donations of $25 or more...

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Dress for Success Receives Grant for Women’s Career Center

Investment in the Future Dress for Success of Western Massachusetts (DFSWM), the area’s only workforce-development organization focused exclusively on the needs of women and gender non-conforming people, is expanding its programming to include a new women’s career center in downtown Springfield. The organization recently received a three-year, $133,000 grant from the Women’s Foundation of Boston to help fund this expansion.

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Common Threads 2024

For more information on sponsorship, please contact Jess Roncarati-Howe at westernmass@dressforsuccess.org Read more about Sponsorship Opportunities HERE  

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New Board Members Reflect Diversity Efforts

The board of directors of Dress for Success Western Massachusetts has elected a new slate of members and officers to govern the organization’s work of empowering local women to achieve economic independence. This election marks the first time in the organization’s history that the board is at least 50% BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), reflecting their dedication to fostering a board that more closely represents the community they work for. Newly promoted Board President Tracy Friedenberg, recently named Executive Director at Bacon Wilson, P.C., is pleased to announce the election of the Dress for Success Western Mass board’s...

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Our New Home!

Dress for Success Western Mass. Moves to Downtown Springfield ~~~ New location provides easier access for clients and room to expand services.   Dress for Success Western Massachusetts is relocating from the Eastfield Mall to its new location at 45 Lyman Street in downtown Springfield, Mass. The new location is ideally situated as it is close to major transportation, including Union Station and the main bus terminal.  This will be more accessible for users of public transit and provides Dress for Success Western Mass.  additional space to provide services and programs to reach more women, transgender, and non-binary people. “Having a...

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Dress For Success Western Massachusetts Celebrates Staff Achievements

By BusinessWest Staff  October 4, 2022  546 SPRINGFIELD — Dress for Success Western Massachusetts (DFSWM) announced achievements by all three of its staff members. Their commitment to empowering women to attain economic independence has made the organization a standout among 144 Dress for Success Worldwide affiliates, and has grown the organization in spite of challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Director Margaret Tantillo is one of only 16 executive directors from around the world invited to join the inaugural Dress for Success Worldwide Affiliate Advisory Council. Representing the Northeastern U.S., Tantillo will give input to determine how Dress for Success will move forward...

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Supporting Women During Pandemic

The pandemic has managed to affect almost every aspect of our lives for over a year now.   One demographic that has been significantly impacted has been women in the workforce. According to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, women currently make up the majority of unemployment claims at 54%.   For over 20 years, Dress for Success Western Massachusetts has been empowering women to achieve economic independence by providing them with the tools they need to thrive in the workplace. Zydalis Bauer spoke with Margaret Tantillo, Executive Director at Dress for Success Western Massachusetts, and Kassandra Carrasquillo, a participant in their Professional Women’s Group, about why women specifically...