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The Career Wardrobe named Champion in Action in Philadelphia
Organization receives $25,000 grant and other benefitsPHILADELPHIA (April 23, 2008) - Four of the region’s foremost corporate leaders announced today that The Career Wardrobe is the latest nonprofit to be named a Champion in Action®. The Career Wardrobe received the Champion in Action recognition because of its effectiveness in furthering workforce development among low-income women. Since 1995, The Career Wardrobe has helped more than 50,000 women fulfill their dreams of entering and remaining in the workforce. As a Champion in Action, The Career Wardrobe will receive a $25,000 grant, media coverage, and extensive promotional and volunteer support over the next three months.
Champions in Action is an innovative program that provides various forms of support for small nonprofit organizations in recognition of their contributions to communities throughout the five-county Philadelphia area. Since its inception in 2003, including today’s announcement, 17 Champions have been selected.
“Citizens Bank is pleased to join NBC 10, Greater Philadelphia Cares, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News and Philly.com in naming The Career Wardrobe as our new Champion in Action,” said Pamela Browner-Crawley, Citizens Bank Senior Vice President and Director of Public Affairs. “Applying for a job can be very stressful and first impressions, which often include how an applicant is dressed, can be decisive. Each year The Career Wardrobe boosts the confidence of thousands of women by providing them with a professional outfit and supporting them through every phase of the employment process so that they have the necessary skills to get and keep a job.”
“NBC 10 is proud to be a partner with the Champions in Action program,” said Dennis Bianchi, President and General Manager of NBC 10. “Strong partnerships and programs such as this allow us to demonstrate our community commitment, and give us the chance to thank local nonprofits, such as The Career Wardrobe, that do so much good work in communities across our region. The Career Wardrobe has a significant track record of success in helping women to achieve self-sufficiency.”
“The Career Wardrobe’s effective work includes a series of workshops that teach women soft skills, resume review sessions and how to build a career wardrobe within a budget,” said Carol Dooling, Director of Communications and Partnerships at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and philly.com. “Its success can also be measured by its partnerships with more than 100 job training programs, domestic violence shelters and other social service agencies throughout the five-county Philadelphia region.”
“Volunteer support can be helpful to an organization such as The Career Wardrobe,” said Renee Archawski, Executive Director of Greater Philadelphia Cares. “We are delighted to pledge our support to help The Career Wardrobe through a variety of volunteer projects such as sorting donated clothing or recruiting volunteers to conduct practice interviews for jobs.”
The Career Wardrobe Executive Director Sheri K. Cole was participating in a special dress to impress segment of the 10! Show when she and members of her staff who were part of the studio audience learned that The Career Wardrobe had been selected as a Champion in Action and will receive:
• A $25,000 contribution in unrestricted funds from the Citizens Bank Foundation.
• Media coverage from NBC 10, including public service announcements and profiles.
• Advertising space in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and on Philly.com to promote both the program and the organization.
• Volunteer support from Citizens Bank, NBC 10 and Greater Philadelphia Cares.
• Extensive public relations support.
• Promotional support, highlighting the Champion in Action in all Citizens Bank branches.
• Exposure on the Web sites of Citizens Bank, NBC 10 and Philly.com.
• Consulting and implementation services, provided by Greater Philadelphia Cares, to leverage volunteer support that enhances impact.
Two more Champions in Action are still to be selected and announced this year. In July, a Champion that delivers effective Youth Programming services will be announced. The fourth and final 2008 Champion in Action will be recognized for work in the area of Community Health Care and will be selected from applications received by July 18, 2008.
About Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania is a state-chartered bank with dual headquarters in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. It has approximately 400 branches and more than 660 ATMs throughout Pennsylvania. It also operates 15 retail branches and 32 ATMs in southern New Jersey and a commercial loan office in Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a $160 billion commercial bank holding company headquartered in Providence, R.I.
Citizens Financial Group, through its subsidiaries, has more than 1,600 branches, 3,500 ATMs and 24,000 employees. CFG’s two bank subsidiaries are RBS Citizens, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. They operate a 13-state branch network under the Citizens Bank brand in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the Charter One brand in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. CFG has non-branch retail and commercial offices in about 40 states. It is one of the 10 largest commercial banking companies in the United States ranked by assets and deposits. CFG is owned by RBS (The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc).
About NBC 10
NBC 10, one of 10 Owned & Operated NBC television stations, is located in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia. Millions of viewers throughout Greater Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, South Jersey and Delaware tune into NBC 10 everyday for the most up-to-date news, weather, sports, consumer, health and traffic reports. NBC 10’s 4 p.m. news ─ “All That & More” ─ is the only fully interactive news program in the region. Viewers also tune in daily to watch the “10!” show, an upbeat, one-hour lifestyle and entertainment show featuring local, national and internationally known celebrities. The program airs Monday through Friday at 2 p.m. Recognized as the No. 1 Web site (www.nbc10.com ) in the top 50 markets, NBC10.com received the prestigious National Edward R. Murrow Award.
About Philadelphia Media Holdings
Philadelphia Media Holdings, LLC, is the leading media company in the Philadelphia region. Privately held and locally owned, PMH is the owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, philly.com, related online products and several community newspapers. With almost one million people reading The Inquirer each day, and 1.6 million on Sundays, The Inquirer is the region’s most-read daily newspaper. Together with the Daily News, the No. 1 tab newspaper in the region, which reaches 500,000 readers each week, and philly.com, the No. 1 Web site in the region, Philadelphia Media Holdings, LLC, reaches almost 2 million people each day.
About Greater Philadelphia Cares
An award-winning non-profit, Greater Philadelphia Cares is committed to empowering individuals to realize their ability to contribute to the community in meaningful ways. By providing a variety of flexible, tangible volunteer opportunities, Greater Philadelphia Cares is continuously enhancing the ability for volunteers to serve the community.
About The Career Wardrobe
The Career Wardrobe was created in 1995 by a group of working women to address the marketability of economically disadvantaged women in Southeastern Pennsylvania who were striving to achieve economic self-sufficiency for themselves and their families. Working in partnership with over 100 job training programs, domestic violence shelters and other social service agencies throughout the Delaware Valley, The Career Wardrobe provides free interview-appropriate clothing and support services to women who are transitioning from welfare to work or beginning a life free from domestic violence. The Career Wardrobe serves women from throughout the Delaware Valley. Further information may be found at www.careerwardrobe.org.
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