The WHW Organization (formerly known as Women Helping Women & now a part of Working Wardrobes) was a non-profit organization and an effective vocational program that focuses on offering assistance to underemployed and unemployed individuals so they gain life skills with the end goal of finding a job. The intention of promoting life skills, in the case of WHW, was to help people become ideal candidates for potential job opportunities. WHW was a safe space for job-seekers who are looking to get educated in the services and training the organization provides such as: “Overcoming Obstacles,” “Confidence Building,” Resume Development,” and “Mastering the Interview.” The organization’s objective was to bring people back on their feet after they have lost their jobs. As a result, job-seekers will gain a new point of view and everlasting skills that will become an integral part of their lives.

In 2008, they started serving men and now 40% of the people they helped were men. When you look at the workshops, computer training, job placement assistance, and the employment retention support, 40% of that was men.

It’s was in five basic categories. First, employment readiness workshops, and that consists of everything from confidence building to success strategies. They also did resume development, mastering the interview, networking, personal branding, linked in, advanced LinkedIn, optimizing LinkedIn, and they also have their computer training, so they do all of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook. They also did QuickBooks, and they just started SalesForce. So they did a lot of basic digital skills that help people.