Our next Sip, Shop & Learn is August 15 and takes place at ALL FOUR Wardrobe locations from 5pm-7pm! Join us every other month for a fun evening of drinks, mingling, and shopping while learning about our mission and how you can be involved! If you would like to RSVP or need directions to our stores, please go to WardrobePA.org For this Sip, Shop & Learn, we will have fresh items from our $1/$5/$10 rack and 50% off shoe sale! Enjoy 25% off non-sale items! Want to host your own Sip, Shop & Learn event? You can reserve our stores for your private event! Please email [email protected] to learn more.
The Wardrobe
Civic and Social Organizations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1,515 followers
Inspiring change through clothes. Donate & shop: Philly, Upper Darby, Exton, and Kennett Sq
About us
The Wardrobe is a nonprofit organization with the mission to eliminate clothing insecurity and curb fashion waste while empowering people for success. Because our supporters give and shop, 6,000 people annually leave The Wardrobe shining full of confidence in their new outfits. This year we are growing as we integrate Wings for Success in Chester County into our organization in order to expand education and coaching services throughout the region. Whether someone is in need of an outfit for work or everyday life or coaching to help them build their career, they receive free support and STAR Treatment - Styling, Time, Advice, and Respect. Our Wardrobes in Philadelphia, Delaware, and Chester Counties provide a sustainable shopping experience for our supporters who share the sales floor with our participants while they select their outfits at no charge. For those outside our area, we offer the Wardrobe Box both as a seasonal subscription box similar to Stitch Fix for shoppers or personally styled for free for participants. Each year we "upcycle" 200,000+ pounds of gently used or new clothing to provide a stable source of free quality clothing for our participant's needs whether it's workwear for a job search and employment or casual clothing for everyday. Every article of clothing donated to The Wardrobe is ethically repurposed for free guest services, resale inventory, or recycled with our partner Helpsy.
- Website
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http://www.WardrobePA.org
External link for The Wardrobe
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1995
- Specialties
- womenswear, education, empowerment, job readiness, beauty, fashion, retail, job training, human resources, menswear, LGBTQ+ Inclusive, and clothing insecurity
Locations
Employees at The Wardrobe
Updates
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Thank you 6abc Action News & Nicholas Iadonisi for this great segment about our Exton Square location and our ever-evolving work to meet our growing mission! https://lnkd.in/ei8G6YXr
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Exciting news!!! You can now sign up to become an education & coaching volunteer at all Wardrobe locations. This amazing program is part of our merger with Wings for Success. https://lnkd.in/e3bpjY5W Education & coaching volunteers will regularly work one-on-one with our guests to guide them towards a path of stability and independence. Anyone interested should sign up for the education & coaching orientation on Tuesday, August 13th from 1pm-2pm. This training is over Zoom and will be offered the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. This training includes information on how to conduct a 1:1 coaching session, our workshops, the people we serve, and volunteer expectations. *please note that this orientation occurs after our program & inventory orientation on the same day. You do not need to take both.
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"Change yourself and everything around you will follow" is what one of the WesGold Fellows (VestedIn) told us after receiving their new clothes from The Wardrobe! The WesGold Fellows visited our Wardrobes in Philly and Upper Darby and got to shop for professional attire with the support of their peers and our trained stylists. We are so happy to be a part of their journeys - no matter what part. Everyone looked amazing and we wish them all the best!
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Please send a vote (or 2!) our way!!! The Wardrobe has been nominated for Best Thrift Store and Best Non Profit as part of Metro Philly’s Best program. You can vote once a day until August 9th. Link to vote is on our homepage: www.WardrobePA.org Thank you for supporting us!!!
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We are so thankful to those who donate their clothing, time, and resources to The Wardrobe! We would like to give a special thank you to the following groups for making a huge impact on the work that we do! Rivers Casino Philadelphia for donating over 75 brand new bags - 6 different styles and sizes! These bags will directly go to our guests at our 4 locations and are always the perfect addition to an outfit! Some of the bags also included toiletries, which are always requested by our guests! Stout for organizing a company clothing drive! They donated two huge racks of menswear and womenswear full of great professional attire. Pictured here are Heather and Ally who brought the clothes directly to us!!! Thank you so much for supporting our work!!!
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Doesn't this group from Urban League of Philadelphia look amazing in their new outfits from our Wardrobe in Philadelphia? Tyjanae, Shai, Indeya, and Tariq each got to select head-to-toe outfits for upcoming professional development opportunities. Everyone said they loved their Wardrobe experience and appreciated our staff very much. We had a great time hosting them and wish them all the best!
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Our Wardrobe in Kennett Square recently hosted an group from The Garage Community and Youth Center! This group is part of The Garage Career Compass Program for Youth, which provides a summer-long paid internship funded by The Garage. The Wardrobe helped the students find professional attire and scrubs to be worn in their internships. We know how important it is to have the support of your peers so we love being able to provide group shopping opportunities like these! Best of luck to the students and we're so glad to work with The Garage Community and Youth Center as a community partner!
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Thank you for the feature The Foundation For Delaware County!!!!
🔦Nonprofit Spotlight🔦 There are so many spectacular nonprofits working hard every day to support the Delaware County community in different ways. Today, we are proud to highlight the work of The Wardrobe. The Wardrobe provides clothing and confidence for those preparing for job interviews, starting work, or needing everyday options for appointments or classes. No matter who you are, you'll get the STAR ⭐ treatment at The Wardrobe Learn More about The Wardrobe here: https://loom.ly/jmNXiXY
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Interested in becoming an inventory or program volunteer? All potential volunteers must take a pre-training over Zoom. July's trainings are Tuesday, July 9th, from 12-1pm OR Tuesday, July 23, from 5pm-6pm. Please sign up at https://lnkd.in/e3bpjY5W You can indicate on the sign-up form which site you would like to volunteer at. We offer flexible scheduling as well as a 40% shopping discount! Volunteers are needed Mon-Sat from 11am-5pm. Shifts typically last about 2 hours.
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