To help local students enter the workforce, Councilmember Blumenfield is partnering with Pierce College and the West Valley Warner Center Chamber of Commerce for a Professional Clothing Drive. From now to August 26, 2022, you can make a real difference by donating office appropriate clothing to the Brahma Career Closet. This is a new resource for students who need professional attire for interviews, career fairs, and job placements. Your generous donations will allow job seekers to feel confident to successfully enter the workplace and launch their careers. Most Pierce College students and alumni are from the San Fernando Valley and nearby communities, and this clothing drive will help them connect with employers to succeed in their job searches.
Instructions to donate:
Hours and Location Dropoff: Monday-Friday, 8AM- 4PM, until Friday, August 26.
LA Pierce College, 6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills
From Winnetka Ave entrance, follow Brahma Drive and continue to Student Dropoff / Flagpole. Staff will meet you there to receive donations.
Please email - mecklewt@laccd.edu with your expected day and time of arrival, along with how many items you have (for example: 1 suit, 1 box, 2 bags, etc.)
Donation Guidelines:
We are accepting new or lightly used professional or business casual attire including clothes, shoes, and accessories (including sealed make-up). All adult sizes are needed. Undergarments are not accepted. Additionally, we ask that you please wash all the clothes you intend to donate before drop-off.
For any questions, please contact Mirna Ezquivel at mirna.ezquivel@lacity.org
Thanks to Diana Williams from the WVWC Chamber and Team Blumenfield’s Kekeli Gbewonyo, who is also a Pierce College student and Peer Mentor, for their support to collect donations and spread the word to support this effort.
Acceptable Items for Donations:
- Clothes
- Shirts
- Blouses
- Pants
- Trousers
- Blazers
- Dresses
- Skirts
- Shoes
- New or VERY lightly used
- Accessories
- Watches
- Jewelry
- Purses
- Sealed Make-Up
- Clothes Racks
- Hangers