Your Future. Our Purpose.

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March 22, 2025

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Our Vision

A future where every person transforms their potential into purpose, to create lives of lasting fulfillment and ultimately a stronger community.

Navigation

Knowing what you want to do and how to get there can be intimidating. Our Career Navigators are here to help you set a goal and create a plan because your future is our purpose. We’re here to help get you where you need to go.

Development

Do you have a dream? We’ve got you covered. Our library of online and in-person trainings, workshops, and certification programs have been expertly designed to help you on your employment journey.

Readiness

Whether you’re looking to conquer that interview with confidence, update your resume, or find a new path forward, our Career Coaches are in your corner and ready to help you harness your power.

Wardrobing

Feeling good is just as important as looking good. Whether it’s your 1st job or your 101st, our personal stylists are ready to help you find the perfect outfit to make you feel confident and stand out in a crowded job market.

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Our Impact

130,000

Clients served since 1990

2,000+

Volunteers each year

500,000

Garments Donated Each Year

185

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Help Transform Lives

We can’t transform a community alone. Your help makes it possible to empower our clients, giving them the self-confidence to be proactive and take hold of their futures. At Working Wardrobes, there’s more than one way to get involved:

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We believe in taking every opportunity we can to turn action into a force for good. When you shop at The Hanger Retail Stores, 100% of the profits go directly back to funding our career readiness services, ensuring our clients are more prepared than ever to overcome barriers to gainful employment.

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Giving Back is Good for Business

Harness the full potential of your company by helping us to give back to the community, investing in a workforce that makes Southern California more diverse, innovative, and effective than ever before.

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Client Testimonials

“Thank you for all the resources, teachings, and understanding. I cannot express the gratitude, thankfulness and hope you give us. Working Wardrobes is the light at the end of my dark tunnel in life.”

Young Adult in Theo Lacy Facility

“Working Wardrobes helped me feel human again. I never thought I’d be able to find help, a job and be able to get back on my feet. Thank you for helping me overcome my job search barriers and find meaningful employment. My son and I are so grateful for this new start.”

Rachelle

What’s New from Working Wardrobes

Episode 49: When Mission and Priorities Align

Kicking off the 35th year of Working Wardrobes is this insightful podcast featuring our CEO, Bonni Pomush, and Goodwill CEO, Nicole Suydam. These powerhouses of strength and compassion discuss cultivating the value and potential within clients, staff and volunteers. Reflecting back to 2020’s catastrophic fire that devastated both the Donation Center and Career Success Center, our organization had its own obstacles to overcome. Thanks to Nicole’s immediate generosity of spirit and resources, Working Wardrobes was allowed to continue, prosper, and thrive.

March 20th, 2025|

Episode 48: From Seeking Connections to Making Connections

In this Rebuilding Careers and Pepp Talks collaboration, Working Wardrobes CEO, Bonni Pomush, and Jeanne Pepper, attorney turned philanthropist by way of motherhood, bring their missions together. As humans who care about other humans on their life journeys, they treasure the growth and strength that stems from vulnerabilities. They also discuss the importance of soft skills and their transferability across all occupations.

March 20th, 2025|

Episode 47: The Power of Confidence

Working Wardrobes CEO, Bonni Pomush, and Divij Hemrajani, Founder & Owner at Divij Bespoke, A Legacy of Custom Tailoring, discuss harnessing the power of confidence, uniquity, and growing from adversity as opposed to giving into it. When you look and feel great, you exude confidence. Embrace your individuality and communicate your message while adhering to professionalism and showcasing your character.

March 20th, 2025|