Bottomless Closet Inc. was founded in 1991 by four concerned Chicago women who saw the need women had for correct business attire if they wanted to join or re-join the workforce. The need for this service has grown every year since that time. Bottomless Closet proudly continues to serve a community of Chicago women.

Bottomless Closet is the first workforce development organization of its kind, established in 1991 by four local women 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.

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.

Accomplishments

• Bottomless Closet was the first workforce development organization of its kind in the United States.
• In past years Bottomless Closet could claim that 65% of the women who passed through our program were able to find work. Those numbers have declined due to the recession in the past two years.
  
• 84% of our clients are single heads of household - so we help not only the mothers but the children who depend on them.
• 94 % of our clients come from traditionally underserved communities
• More than 285,000 items have been given to our clients over the past 19 years
• More than 22,000 individual women from very diverse backgrounds were helped in the last 19 years.
• 94% of our clients are very satisfied with our services and told us their confidence had increased after working with Bottomless Closet.
• We pride ourselves on our one-on-one coaching of our clients in image consultation.