Bottomless Closet provides the information, resources, support and training necessary to help women bridge the transition from public assistance to the workforce and succeed professionally and thrive in their personal lives. To date, the organization has assisted over 10,000 women who are moving into the workforce while endeavoring to overcome the challenges of poverty.
Bottomless Closet was established by a group of founding volunteers in response to a 1996 New York Times article that spoke about the obstacles that mothers on public assistance had seeking work, including the lack of appropriate interview clothing and the lack of self-confidence to present themselves professionally in an unfamiliar interview setting. The founders were also responding to the passage of “The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act”, also known as The Welfare Reform Act, the same year which radically transformed the nation’s welfare system by imposing a time limit on federal welfare benefits further complicating women’s transition from public assistance into the workforce.
What is perhaps most remarkable about Bottomless Closet is that, from the beginning, it has relied on the support of a dedicated group of volunteers to accomplish the work and mission of the organization. We believe that this is because the simplicity and strength of the concept of “women helping women” resonates so deeply with women who are introduced to the organization.
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