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volunteers truly make a difference!
Volunteer Orientations
If you would like
to learn more about becoming a volunteer, please RSVP
to attend one of our upcoming volunteer orientations:
Tuesday, December 11th, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Oakland
Monday, January 7th, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Pleasant Hill
If you cannot attend
an orientation, but would like our Volunteer Coordinator
to contact you about becoming involved, please click
on the button below:
Recurring
Volunteer Days
Come help sort clothes and have fun choosing the clothing
for our clients. Contact our Volunteer
Coordinator for more information.
Every
Monday 9:30 am - noon
Wardrobe for Opportunity Pleasant Hill boutique
Every Wednesday
10 am - noon
Wardrobe for Opportunity Oakland boutique
Every Saturday 10 am - noon
Wardrobe for Opportunity Oakland boutique
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A Word about Volunteering from our
Founder
In 1995, an article in Working Women magazine
about the work being done by the Bottomless Closet in
Chicago and the Career Closet in San Jose struck a cord
with me. Aha, I thought, this is a way I could contribute.
Here is a way I could really make a difference and give
back to women in my community. And so the Wardrobe For
Opportunity began with the support of friends, neighbors,
acquaintances and businesswomen introduced by Shirley
Nelson, chairman of Summit Bank.
Organized by interested community women, the Wardrobe
today is staffed mostly by volunteers willing to give
their time and professional expertise to help jobseekers
who need a helping hand. Board members give freely of
their time and expertise to ensure compliance with financial
and legal guidelines for nonprofit organizations. People
with experience in retail give their time to scout the
Bay Area for clothes that we can buy at a reasonable
price. Volunteers go through our donations each week,
sorting what is suitable from what is not. Other volunteers
receive training and provide the personal shopping experience
for our clients.
The payoff for becoming a volunteer is enormous. This
work is so compelling because we are really able to
give jobseekers the confidence that comes with being
well dressed. Volunteers are rewarded with big smiles,
lovely thank you notes, and sometimes tears of gratitude.
We see a change in body language as a jobseeker tries
on lovely professional clothing, often for the first
time in their life; we feel privileged to be part of
this transformation. We truly feel that we are having
an impact on the self-sufficiency of families when we
help women and men enter the job market and take control
over their lives.
I encourage all of you to volunteer some part of your
time and to share some part of your income with those
who are in need. If we all give something, the world
will become a better place for us all.
Jeri Foster, Founder
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