Donations
There are several ways to contribute financially to Dress for Success Vancouver. You can mail a cheque to Dress for Success Vancouver at:
A Success Donor is someone who donates monthly to Dress for Success Vancouver. These monthly donations can be started at any time of the year for any amount. Learn more about becoming a Success Donor today!
Dress for Success Vancouver accepts clothing donations on Tuesdays by appointment only. Please book your clothing donation drop-off appointment here.
*We are urgently in need of handbags, coats and clothing sized 12 and up. If you have a donation of these specific items please email our Dressing Services Manager at dressingservices@dfsvancouver.org to arrange an urgent drop-off appointment.
Dress for Success Vancouver relies on individual contributions of business attire and accessories to make our clients look and feel their best. To see a list of the type of clothes that we are currently accepting please visit our Clothing Donations page.
If you need help deciding what to donate, Donating with Dignity is a great resource.
Dress for Success Vancouver is a volunteer-run organization and does not have the resources to pick up clothing donations. Clothing donations are accepted at our location by appointment only. Book your clothing donation appointment here.
Click here to learn about how to organize a clothing drive for Dress for Success Vancouver.
Dressing Services
If you are working with a social agency or an employment agency, they may be able to book you an appointment. Please check with your case manager before calling our office. If you have a job interview or employment start date coming up, please email your proof of interview or employment to our Dressing Services Manager at dressingservices@dfsvancouver.org.
Please visit our Become a Referral Partner page for details on how to begin referring clients to Dress for Success Vancouver.
In-person dressing services appointments are available Wednesday – Saturday from 10 AM – 1:00 PM, by appointment only. Clients must come alone to the appointment.
Virtual dressing service appointments are available Tuesdays from 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM and Thursdays/ Saturdays from 1:30 PM – 4:20 PM, by appointment only.
To book an appointment please email: dressingservices@dfsvancouver.org.
We do not deliver items to clients. Clients must come or arrange for someone to pick up their package at our downtown office during our office hours.
Volunteers
We accept volunteers at any time during the year. Please fill out the interest form for the specific donor type you are interested in. If you do not hear back within 5 business days, please email volunteers@dfsvancouver.org with a subject line of ‘Interested Volunteer.’
Tax Receipts
Clothing donations are not eligible for tax receipts.
Financial donations are eligible for tax receipts.
For any donation made online, you will receive a confirmation email after the donation has been made. Please note that all tax receipts are sent to the email on file when the donation is made. Therefore, if you do not include your email on the donation, you will not receive your tax receipt in the times specified below.
If you make a one time donation, you will receive your tax receipt through email one to two weeks after your donation was made.
If you are a Success Donor, you will receive a tax receipt through email with the full amount donated from January 1 – December 31 before the end of January the following year.
If you make a donation at our Success Luncheon in November, you will receive a tax receipt before the end of the year. Event tickets are tax receiptable for a partial amount and one time donations are eligible for the full amount. Event purchases that are not eligible for a tax receipt are raffle tickets and silent auction winnings.
Misc
Dress for Success Vancouver regularly hosts events for our community. To see a list of all upcoming events, click here.
Working Gear provides work-related clothing and footwear free of charge to men re-entering the workforce.
Our Commitment: Dress for Success Vancouver is committed to protecting the privacy of its donors, customers, clients, volunteers, employees, and members, and has always been concerned with treating personal information carefully and with appropriate confidentiality. Dress for Success Vancouver embraces the principles of the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information to ensure that all personal information is properly collected, used only for the purposes for which it is collected, and is disposed of in a safe and timely manner when no longer required. We couldn’t do what we do without the support of hundreds of thousands of generous supporters. We value our donors’ trust and recognize that maintaining this trust requires that we be open and accountable in our treatment of the personal information that is shared with us. We do not trade, rent or sell the names of our supporters. To see our full donor privacy policy, email natasha@dfsvancouver.org