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Bottomless Closet is the first workforce development organization of its kind, established in 1991 to address the compelling need for services that would increase the potential for low-income women or those on assistance to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Many of Bottomless Closet's clients are single head of households forced to choose between providing necessities such as food and shelter for their children or having the right clothes to wear for a job interview. Our main focus is to assist women in the greater Chicago metropolitan area get back on their feet and to work again; taking women who have been job trained and dress them for economic success; helping them get off welfare and stay off welfare through job retention training and provide the ability to obtain appropriate clothing for work. Job readiness, combined with self-confidence in one's appearance, allows women to focus on learning their jobs, keeping their jobs and advancing to a higher career level and paying positions. We pride ourselves in ensuring that our services are available to women seeking employment at NO CHARGE. Bottomless Closet is a founding member of The Women's Alliance, a national organization of independent community-based "sister organizations" that provide professional attire, personal and professional career skills training and related services to low-income women seeking employment.