Dress for Success San Antonio targets the needs of low-income women by promoting economic security and self-sufficiency to break the chains of generational poverty through job preparation, employment retention and career development programs.

Our approach prioritizes educating clients about career choice and employment stability; primary focus on career development and support, with clothing a tool to complete professional presentation.

Hours
Monday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Donation Hours: Mon - Thursday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM No appointment needed. Donations are not accepted the first full week of each month.
Michael Pursley - Executive Director
Thelma Flores - Client Services Manager

At the Dress for Success San Antonio Career Center, we have a knowledgeable staff that is waiting to welcome you into the world of success. We offer a wide range of tools and advice in order to get you started on the right path towards your new career. Our career center is designed to help answer your questions while you learn how to create a competitive resume from your own words.

What we offer: 

  • Computers available on a first come, first serve basis. 
  • Internet job searching
  • Apply online for numerous jobs. 
  • Email potential employers
  • Build and securely store your job-winning resume. 
  • Printer and telephone
  • Professional lending library

Click here for more information. 

You are welcome to come in to use the computers on a first come first serve basis. 

Free.

Hours
Monday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Appointments must be made for 1:1 assistance with job search, rƩsumƩs and learning to take on-line courses.
Updated within the last month

GPN is an 8-week course that explores the journey of finding a job. It begins with investigating your interests, personal values, and occupational values. This leads to defining what jobs you would enjoy and what companies employ this job.

GPN starts by helping you discover “from the inside out” what career path is right for you. We spend time exploring what do you enjoy doing? What do you value? What brings meaning to your life? Then we find how we can transfer these priorities into a job, because we all deserve a job we LOVE.

Next, you create a custom resume which is critiqued by our supportive, professional, network of professional staff and volunteers. Interview preparation is followed by mock interviews, conducted in a safe, kind, and real-life manner.

Click here to learn more. 

Updated within the last 3 months.

Schedule a one-hour session to enhance your job search, resume, and interviewing skills with Dress for Success Job Coach. 

Click here to fill out client referral form, availability is limited, so register now. 

Clients have access to more than 300 on-line courses, at no charge, to expand or reinforce their skills sets. They may also test and receive certificates to validate their skills for prospective employers.

Every Tuesday and Wednesday.
Updated within the last 3 months.

Clients have access to more than 300 on-line courses, at no charge, to expand or reinforce their skills sets. They may also test and receive certificates to validate their skills for prospective employers.

Must be enrolled in Dress for Success or Career Gear programs.

Free.

Hours
Monday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Thursday: 8:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last 3 months.

We are a networking organization for the women of Dress for Success, a place to empower yourself, a place to give back.
At a PWG meeting, we begin with networking time and then a speaker shares in their area of expertise.

Topics taught and discussed include:

  • Financial Literacy
  • Health and Wellness
  • Balancing Work and Life
  • Time Management
  • Professional Development
  • Professional Image Consulting

Only for women

Free

Second Thursday: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Networking time is available 30 minutes before the meeting.)
Lisa Trefger Send email
(210) 913-2424
Thelma Flores Send email
(210) 737-1515
Updated within the last 3 months.

The Suiting Program provides training in professional demeanor and attire to prepare for an employment interview. Once clients secure a job, they are invited for employment suiting, with additional education in continuity of professional appearance and attitude, and training in economically extending their wardrobes.

To book an appointment, click here and complete form. Once youve submitted, please expect a call from us to finalize the scheduling, 

Free.

Updated within the last 3 months.

Our volunteers have diverse life experiences. Our clients need your time, enthusiasm and expertise!

Join us and help women start their journey on the road to self-sufficiency!

We depend on the support of the community to help deliver our programs and services in a fun and caring manner. Without our amazing volunteers, we would not be able to fulfill our mission. If you are looking to volunteer in an environment where you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have just made an impact in someone's success story, Dress for Success San Antonio is a perfect place for you.

We would greatly appreciate your help. Listed below are some ways you can contribute to the mission here at Dress for Success San Antonio. 

  • Personal Shoppers
  • Career Center Volunteers
  • Professional Women’s Group (PWG) Meetings
  • Special Events and Fundraisers
  • Short Term Consulting Projects

Click here for volunteer application.

Hours
Monday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last 3 months.