How You Can Help

Gift Cards – We welcome donations of gift cards ($25-$50) to stores like Walmart, Target, Amazon, and Soma, so our clients can purchase whatever we’re unable to provide to complete their wardrobe.  We also use Uber & Lyft gift cards to provide our clients who face transportation challenges with rides to and from their suitings.  Contact Allison Adams via email to arrange to drop off your gift card donation, or mail them to Dress for Success Nashville at 1608 Woodmont Blvd., Nashville, TN 37215.

Amazon Wish List – Shop from our curated list of essential items and your purchases will be delivered directly to Dress for Success Nashville.  Click HERE to start shopping!

Donation Drives – If your workplace or group would like to organize a donation drive to benefit Dress for Success, please contact Allison Adams via email for guidelines before you begin.

Clothing Donations — We welcome donations of new or gently used women’s career wear and accessories, by appointment only, according to the guidelines below.

We gratefully accept these items:

• A limit of 25 new or pristine & clean items - all on hangers and in season, donated by appointment only according to donation calendar below.

• Suits, separates, & dresses appropriate for an interview or career wardrobe

• Current fashion fashion styles for a modern career woman - nothing older than 3-years

• Wardrobe accessories - flat or heeled dress shoes, purses, jewelry, scarves

• Coats (donated in autumn or winter, only)

• New, unopened cosmetics with at least a 6-month shelf life

• New bras or foundation garments with tags

• Industry-specific apparel such as non-skid soled shoes, scrubs, khaki or black slacks, and denim in excellent condition

• Designer or high-end, specialty wardrobe items

  We’re unable to accept these items:

• Donations without an appointment

• Bags or boxes of clothing

• Menswear, maternity wear, formal wear, children’s clothing, swimwear,

• Outdated styles (nothing older than 3-years)

• Items that are soiled, damaged, altered, or in need of repair

• Previously worn undergarments

• Opened or expired cosmetics

• Legacy donations

  Please donate according to this seasonal calendar:

  • January – February – Fall & Winter Items Only

  • March-June – Spring & Summer Items Only

  • July – Large Sizes Only (sz.14 & up)

  • August – October – Fall & Winter Items Only

  • November – Large Sizes Only (sz.14 & up)

  • December – No Donations Accepted

  All clothing must be brought in on hangers.  We’re unable to accept bags or boxes of clothing. Limit of 25 hanging items per donation.

  CLICK ON THIS LINK to schedule your donation appointment. We regret we are unable to offer a wait list for cancellations.  Please be prompt so we can unload your donations safely and guard against overlapping appointments.

Questions about your donation appointment?  Please contact Susie Tucker via email.

Interested in volunteering? Contact Allison Adams via email .

Every dollar helps. With your support, we will continue helping hundreds of women re-enter the workforce each year with the confidence they need to succeed. A donation of $250 will cover the full cost of an interview suiting for one of our clients.  All donations make a difference.  

Need additional information on Dress for Success Nashville?

Call (615) 983-5153 or email nashville@dressforsuccess.org