We first met Anna Stryker at the RTP Frontier Job Fair on April 4, 2024, where she visited our mobile boutique. She received an initial outfit and immediately tried it on, looking fantastic. This experience sparked a journey of transformation for Anna.

When Angella was looking for a new career she wasn't sure how to make her way forward. That's when she found Dress for Success Triangle.

A single mother who grew up in the foster care system, Oaklie was looking for a better life for her children. Facing houselessness and with no available interview clothing, she found Dress for Success Triangle.

After spending years with a difficult home life, Karen courageously decided to find a better life for herself and her four children, relocating from Texas to North Carolina with only their RV. At age 55, without a stable source of income, Karen had difficulty finding a house for her family. At Dress for Success Triangle, she found the confidence to change her story.

Almetta was working as a Clinical Trials Assistant when her job ended in December 2020. While figuring out what the next step in her career would be, she saw an advertisement on the news about Dress for Success Triangle and the resources that are provided for women who were job searching just like her.

Niki had worked as a graphic designer for public institutions for twelve years. Wanting to try something different, Niki started taking classes to learn how to become a project manager so that she could leverage her career and earn a higher income. After realizing this wasn't the best fit for her, Niki sought help transitioning back to the public sector.

Lily was working in Hawaii as a behavioral therapist with children who have autism when the pandemic shut down her classroom in 2020. Although she lost her source of income, she decided it wouldn’t tear her down and continued tutoring children with special needs who were struggling with virtual learning.

Karen never wanted to be a bus driver, but it was the highest-paying job she could find. Driving a bus was strenuous on her body and was not a sustainable career as she got older. After getting injured at work, Karen was forced to take a year off while she recovered. She knew she had to do something different to switch up her career, so she started taking classes to become a Phlebotomist.

Sara, a breast cancer survivor, went from being dependent on disability and Section 8 housing to earning a nearly six-figure salary. Learn how she transitioned using skills she picked up in the Going Places Network.

Phung was born and raised in Vietnam. When she moved to the United States with her family when she was 10, she didn’t know any English. Being in a new country and not knowing the language was hard. “It was really a damper on my self-esteem,” says Phung. Over the years, Phung was able to learn English and when she was ready to start her career, she landed a job within Human Resources.