Bryn first arrived at our organization wearing a khaki uniform as an inmate from the Shakopee Women’s Prison as part of the Challenge Incarceration Program. This early release program is an intensive, and high stakes program that non-violent crime offenders are able to apply for if they have good behavior and have proven they are truly working towards a better life.
Dress for Success Twin Cities has partnered with the women in this program for many years providing mock interviews, individual coaching, and business attire for participants to use in interviews and employment upon release. This program includes rigorous physical activity, so many of the women lose weight, and the majority of their clothing prior to their conviction no longer fits.
Bryn has successfully completed this program and upon release was able to find full time employment . She worked to create masks for those working on the front lines during the Covid-19 pandemic, but was recently laid off. However, Bryn continues to utilizes our services to grow, find support, and discover the strength she has within to find her own path to success.
Bryn has created a new life for herself and her family. She frequently talks about the importance of having a positive network of support, especially as she fights for full custody of her young daughter. This is only the beginning of her story. Bryn says "I can see myself as a professional woman with a career, not just someone that is working to get by."
Dress for Success Twin Cities has partnered with the women in this program for many years providing mock interviews, individual coaching, and business attire for participants to use in interviews and employment upon release. This program includes rigorous physical activity, so many of the women lose weight, and the majority of their clothing prior to their conviction no longer fits.
Bryn has successfully completed this program and upon release was able to find full time employment . She worked to create masks for those working on the front lines during the Covid-19 pandemic, but was recently laid off. However, Bryn continues to utilizes our services to grow, find support, and discover the strength she has within to find her own path to success.
Bryn has created a new life for herself and her family. She frequently talks about the importance of having a positive network of support, especially as she fights for full custody of her young daughter. This is only the beginning of her story. Bryn says "I can see myself as a professional woman with a career, not just someone that is working to get by."
