WOW! You got us there! We can hardly believe it.  It is truly amazing.  Fitted for Work's new Melbourne home is going to be very, special. Thank you so much.  Work is under way and will be completed by the end of January. You can keep updated on our progress by signing up to our Fitted for Work e-news or following us on Facebook.

And if you didn't manage to make a pledge before our Pozible campaign ended, you can still make a donation to us by clicking here

Thank you !

Our BIG move!

We are an innovative not-for-profit organisation, a team of 250 volunteers and 15 staff who come from all walks of life. We LOVE what we do and we do it well. Every day we prepare women experiencing disadvantage to get work and keep it. There are few things more satisfying to us than hearing one of the women we have helped tell us that she has been offered a job (amazing!) because we know what it means to the women we see and their families. A job means financial security, a sense of social connectedness, hope, dignity and pride. It means EVERYTHING.

Over the last 7 years, Fitted for Work has helped over 10,000 women step out of disadvantage and into work. More women than ever are seeking our help and we want to be able to provide it. Our goal is to scale up our operations to help 5,000 women a year by 2015!  To do this we need to move to a BIGGER location. We have outgrown our current home and are BURSTING at the seams! We have been offered a wonderful, bright and cheery space on the first and second floors of the Queen Victoria Women's Centre on Lonsdale St, Melbourne (that we are all SO EXCITED about! Have a look at the picture below!). Our plan is to have our services fully up and running there by January 2013.

Why support our project?

Going for interview and starting a new job can be daunting for most of us.  The women we see have additional obstacles to overcome.  They may have fled a domestic violence situation, be a newly arrived refugee, be homeless, have a disability, be recovering from an illness or be recently widowed or divorced. Many are single mums who need to support their families.  

When a woman comes to Fitted for Work we develop her confidence and self-esteem as well as her skills and knowledge to get work. We guide her through intensive one-to-one interview training and mock interview sessions. We fully outfit her in business appropriate clothing (generously donated by people like you). We organise a work experience placement for her with one of our corporate or business partners. We carefully match her with one of our trained volunteer mentors who supports and encourages her in her transition to sustainable employment.

Our services are practical and effective.  Today, 75% of the women we help get a job within 3 months.

What we need to make our project happen?

We do not receive ongoing government funding. Our programs are mostly funded by philanthropic grants. These come with strict rules about what can and cannot be funded - and we can’t get support for building, renovation and capital works. To cover the move, design and fit out of our new home we need to raise a minimum of $35,000. This will cover the basics. If we are lucky enough to raise more, we’ll be able to use this money to upgrade our training facilities and make the space even more welcoming for the women we help. 

What do YOU get for supporting our project?

You will get a big (huge) virtual hug from all of us! You’ll also get a warm fuzzy feeling knowing that you have helped create a wonderful, safe and nurturing space in which the lives of thousands of women and their families will be transformed for years to come. As if that wasn’t enough, we have lots of other great rewards to give you like yummy hand soaps and limited edition journals from our very own social enterprise Dear Gladys and an invitation to our VIP launch party (Woohoo!) You could have your name etched forever on our special wall of support at our new home or have the whole space named in your honour. (WOW!)

Now, for the serious stuff… TICK.. TOCK...

This is an ‘ALL OR NOTHING’ campaign. If we do not meet our target of raising $35,000 on this Pozible page by 12 noon on 21 December 2012, we will not get any of the funding pledged.

No, not a cent :(

To help us reach our target, please choose a reward and make a pledge and then share this page with your family, friends and colleagues.  In fact, tell anyone who will listen! Share, tweet, like and blog!

For more information please visit www.fittedforwork.org

TOGETHER, we CAN make this project happen!

On behalf of everyone at Fitted for Work…

Thank you, THANK YOU, T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U!  :-)

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