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Dress for Success Halifax Society

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Dress for Success Halifax Society

Dress for Success is a non-profit org dedicated to assisting women entering the workforce + ALL ways

Dress for Success Halifax clients come to us from a continually-expanding and diverse group of non-profit and government agencies including homeless shelters, immigration services, job training programs, educational institutions and domestic violence shelters. On her initial visit, a woman receives clothing and accessories appropriate for the industry in which she is interviewing. Thanks to wonder

ful community partners, we are able to offer complimentary salon services, dental cleaning, and make-up application as well. Once a woman becomes employed, she returns to Dress for Success Halifax for a second complete suiting. Finally, as an employed woman, she is invited to join the Professional Women’s Group (PWG), where she may choose additional casual clothing at each monthly meeting that can be mixed and matched to make several outfits, providing her with the foundation for a professional wardrobe. While we may be best known for providing clothing to women, it is our employment retention programs that are the cornerstone of the organization:

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S GROUP
To meet the need for services that would help women both find and keep jobs, we established the Professional Women’s Group (PWG) program which meets monthly to share, grow and network with other women going through similar transitions. Each meeting includes a guest speaker presentation on topics such as financial literacy, health and wellness, and professional development. CAREER CENTER
The Career Center promotes confidence and professionalism by providing women with career guidance, the chance to acquire technology skills, and assistance in their job searches. Specific services include:
• Computer and internet access
• Cover letter and resume writing assistance
• Job search assistance
• Job interview coaching
• Referrals to additional training and counseling

12/01/2025

🥳 DECEMBER WORKSHOP 🥳

Event Details:
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 – 7pm to 8:30 pm (Eastern Time).
Presented in partnership with Find Your Stride, Dress for Success Canada Foundation invites you to join us for this free online workshop “Laugh It Off and Bring It On: Using Humour as a Stress-Buster” with Jessica Holmes.

Comedy is a powerful filter through which we can navigate stressful situations, recover faster from setbacks, and face challenges more easily. It even boosts immunity! In this energizing presentation, Jessica Holmes helps your team take a load off with laughter, and gives you the tools to make it happen at work and in life.
Beloved comedian Jessica Holmes has brought the house down opening for giants such as Ellen DeGeneres, Russell Peters, Jerry Seinfeld, and Oprah Winfrey. She has performed at Just For Laughs and The Second City, and starred in the comedy series, The Holmes Show and Royal Canadian Air Farce.
Holmes, like millions of North Americans, has struggled both with post-partum depression and, as she puts it, “regular, run-of-the-mill, garden-variety depression”. Striving to help end the stigma around mental health issues, she openly shares her personal stories with the humour she’s known for, bringing light to what can often be a dark topic. Holmes’ funny and inspiring book, Depression The Comedy: A Tale of Perseverance, takes readers deeper into her mental health journey with validation and warmth.

Learning outcomes will include:
·        Facing challenges with a lighter mindset
·        Using humour as a practical tool to manage stress & boost resilience
·        Strengthening social connections through humour
·        Tips for incorporating laughter and lightness into the workplace
·        Empathy for ourselves and others

BONUS: Everyone who registers AND attends will be entered to win 1 of 5 TJX gift cards valued at $50!
NOTE: This workshop will not be recorded and will be presented in English only

REGISTRATION Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fP81F73_Sie1rIavd7SGpA

11/17/2025

🤩 FREE ZOOM WORKSHOP🤩

“Workforce Re-Entry: Job Search Tools for Building
Confidence” with Workforce Re-entry Educator and Job Search Coach Rebecca Joy
Event Details:

Presented in collaboration with Dress for Success Canada Foundation and Find Your Stride (the charitable arm of
TJX Canada)

Workforce re-entry after a career break can be riddled with self-doubt — whether your career break was for caregiving, education, relocation, or other life circumstances.

In this session, Workforce Re-entry Educator and Job Search Coach Rebecca Joy will share practical strategies to help you navigate career gaps, address maternal/caregiver and employment gap biases, and move forward with clarity and confidence.

Participants will learn:
● How to navigate career breaks/employment gaps on a resume
● How defining non-negotiables can streamline your job search
● How to conduct a skills audit
● How to align your job search with your current life season
● How to address potential maternal/caregiver or unemployment biases in hiring
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
● Identify and articulate transferable skills through a practical skills audit
● Create a “non-negotiables” list to guide job search and career decisions
● Reframe and navigate resume gaps with confidence
● Align career choices with current life seasons
● Gain practical strategies for re-entering the workforce after a career break
Bring your questions/biggest roadblocks to our dedicated Q&A session at the end.

BONUS: Everyone who registers AND attends will be entered to win 1 of 5 TJX gift cards valued at $50!

NOTE: This workshop will not be recorded and will be presented in English only

REGISTRATION Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cRaG017xRNSNkhDf0eEnyw

10/31/2025

🤩 FREE ZOOM WORKSHOP🤩

“What It Takes to Be Heard: A Journey of Voice, Courage, & Unexpected Joy” with Zahra Al-Harazi, presented
in partnership by Dress for Success Canada Foundation and Find Your Stride – Wednesday, November 5, 2025 –
7pm to 8pm (Eastern Time).

Zahra Al-Harazi is now known as a bold entrepreneur, an outspoken advocate for human potential, and a globally
recognized speaker. Her voice carries weight — in boardrooms, on international stages, and in the lives of those she
moves. But that voice wasn’t always loud, or confident, or even welcome.

Born in a country where girls were taught to stay silent, Al-Harazi learned early how to shrink herself to survive. Her
goal wasn’t to be heard — it was to go unnoticed.
When she immigrated to Canada in 1996, she arrived with no
higher education, no connections, and no blueprint of what to do next. A young mother of three, she felt
overwhelmed, invisible, and completely unsure of her place in the world.

Told with warmth, honesty, and disarming wit, this deeply relatable keynote traces one woman’s journey from quiet
observer to powerful communicator. It explores how courage is built moment by moment, how failure can become
fuel, how to unlearn fear and the desire to quit, and how learning to speak with authenticity can change everything.

This is a deeply human and profoundly uplifting talk — perfect for opening minds, recharging hearts, and reminding
audiences what’s possible when we stop shrinking and start showing up.
This talk leaves audiences more connected, more courageous, and ready to lead with intention.

BONUS: Everyone who registers AND attends will be entered to win 1 of 5 TJX gift cards valued at $50!
NOTE: This workshop will not be recorded and will be presented in English only

REGISTRATION Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XCINSGyTRqaTHrKb-N94XQ

( REGISTRATION LINK ALSO IN OUR BIO) 🫶

06/11/2025

💃 FIND YOUR STRIDE 💃

Until Sunday June 22nd, 2025 donate in-store to help move women forward, taking strides toward economic independence!

03/30/2025

🛍️ CELEBRATE! 🛍️

Introducing the & Hope Blazer!

Join us for our 11th and partnership celebrating women who
blaze their own trails. Learn how you can get involved at www.talbots.com/dfs.

01/18/2024

📣 WORKSHOP 📣

In partnership with TJX Canada (parent company of WINNERS, HomeSense and Marshalls), please join us on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 7:00 pm ET for this free virtual workshop “Managing Your Leadership Brand” with our guest expert Debbie D’Antonio, Learning and Development Manager, Delivery, TJX Canada.

Debbie has been with TJX Canada for 21 years and has been a Learning and Development professional for over 25 years. Managing your Leadership Brand is one of many courses she delivers to help others develop their personal and professional goals.

The Managing Your Leadership Brand course, will allow you to:

·        Build and create a strong Leadership Brand using the framework of the 5 Ps of Leadership Brand ®
·        Create a Leadership Brand that is relevant and unique.
·        Recognize how your marketplace responds to your Brand Persona.
·        Identify your current level of skills and opportunities for development for your Brand Product.
·        Manage your Brand Packaging through building a Brand that represents you.
·        Identify how you can better promote yourself, through indirect and direct Brand Promotion.
·        Determine how you will give yourself more Permission in your career

NOTE: A Pre-work document will be circulated to all registered attendees prior to the event. Debbie has recommended each participant complete the document ahead of the meeting as she will reference it throughout the session. This work will help participants create an action plan for enhancing their Brand.

REGISTRATION LINK in our bio! 💃

11/24/2023

“A huge shout out and THANK YOU to IPOANS for choosing Dress for Success Halifax as their ‘charity of choice’ during their luncheon conference at the Westin on November 23/23. It was a lovely event featuring guest speaker and provided financial support for three women to go through our entire suite of services! Thank you, Erin!”

11/21/2023

📣 WORKSHOP 📣

Presented in partnership by Find Your Stride (WINNERS, Marshalls, HomeSense) and Dress for Success Canada Foundation.

In partnership with TJX Canada (parent company of WINNERS, HomeSense and Marshalls), please join us on Thursday, November 23, 2023 at 7:00 pm ET for "Find Your Why: Leading Purposeful Lives and Careers” with Samra Zafar, a free virtual workshop with our guest expert.

Samra Zafar
Leading Expert on Belonging & Inclusive Wellness Practices

Samra Zafar combines scientific research with her corporate experience and hard-earned life lessons to shift our understanding of wellness and illustrate the transformative benefits of belonging. A bestselling author, physician-in-training, and leading corporate consultant, she specializes in DEI strategy, mental health, and authentic leadership, and shares valuable tools for building authentic human connection and fostering inclusive spaces.

After escaping a decade of abuse living as a child bride in Canada, Zafar has become a beacon of hope for those facing exclusion and abuse. She is a four-time TEDx speaker and the bestselling author of A Good Wife: Escaping the Life I Never Chose, named one of CBC’s Best Books of 2019 and a top 2019 read by The Washington Post.

BONUS: Everyone who registers AND attends will be entered to win 1 of 5 TJX gift cards valued at $50!

This workshop will not be recorded.

REGISTRATION LINK in our bio! 💃

10/31/2023

🎃👻 Happy Halloween!👻🎃

Dear Fellow Shoppers, please do NOT stay away from shopping at The Social Boutique today, as….your friendly neighborhood….SPIDER-MAN….is here to SERVE, assist and protect!!! Stop by!

09/11/2023

🛍️ Shop & Donate!🛍️

Here is another wonderful opportunity to celebrate and move women forward at !

Find Your Stride is TJX Canada’s charitable initiative dedicated to helping vulnerable women achieve economic independence so that they and their families can thrive in life.

Until September 26th, head into your local to donate along with your purchase!

Thank you ALL for your continued support! 🫶

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1595 Bedford Highway
Bedford, NS

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 2pm
Tuesday	11am - 2pm
Wednesday	11am - 2pm
Thursday	11am - 2pm
Friday	11am - 2pm
Saturday	10am - 1pm

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http://www.dressforsuccess.org/affiliate.aspx?sisid=27&pageid=1

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