Career Gear Houston
Career Gear Houston
7500 Bellaire Blvd. (PlazAmericas Mall formerly Sharpstown Center)
Suite BB20
Houston, TX 77036
7500 Bellaire Blvd. (PlazAmericas Mall formerly Sharpstown Center)
Suite BB20
Houston, TX 77036
Non-profit workforce-readiness services for low-income, unemployed men returning to work.
Career Gear Houston is a non-profit organization that prepares economically-disadvantaged, job-ready men for the world of work through business-style, interview-appropriate attire, professional development, networking opportunities and other supportive services to help clients move from dependence to self-sufficieny.
Once a client is ready to begin their job search and have a pending job interview or job fair, they are fitted with appropriate attire to land a job. We also provide a second suiting experience when the client has successfully secured employment for at least a month.
Additional services included monthly networking meetings to improve the client's ability to improve their lives through added skills to succeed in the world of work and retain gainful employment throughout their lives for themselves, their families and especially their children.
We believe in a suit, a second chance. We have helped over 6,000 low-income, job-seeking men in the Houston area since 2004. Please consider a financial donation of any amount to help us continue to provide services to our male clients who are changing their personal and work lives to become self-sufficient and a productive member of our community.
Keywords: Workforce readiness, male clients, low-income, unemployed
Career Gear Houston is a non-profit organization that prepares economically-disadvantaged, job-ready men for the world of work through business-style, interview-appropriate attire, professional development, networking opportunities and other supportive services to help clients move from dependence to self-sufficieny.
Once a client is ready to begin their job search and have a pending job interview or job fair, they are fitted with appropriate attire to land a job. We also provide a second suiting experience when the client has successfully secured employment for at least a month.
Additional services included monthly networking meetings to improve the client's ability to improve their lives through added skills to succeed in the world of work and retain gainful employment throughout their lives for themselves, their families and especially their children.
We believe in a suit, a second chance. We have helped over 6,000 low-income, job-seeking men in the Houston area since 2004. Please consider a financial donation of any amount to help us continue to provide services to our male clients who are changing their personal and work lives to become self-sufficient and a productive member of our community.
Keywords: Workforce readiness, male clients, low-income, unemployed
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Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
We started our services in June 2004 to help low-income men get back into the workforce by helping them initially land a job. We have suited over 5,000 low-income, job-ready men who needed a suit...a second chance to move from assistance towards self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.
What is your primary product or service?
We assist economically-disadvantaged, job-ready men in the greater Houston area during their job hunt. Clients are referred to us through approved agencies, schools and organizations who provide job-readiness and job-skills training to clients. Clients must be actively engaged in their job search with an upcoming job interview or job fair appointment to receive the their first suiting appointment. Clients MUST have an pre-approved appointment to received services from a qualified partner. NO WALK_INS! For donation drop-offs, please send an email to careergearhouston6640@gmail.com to schedule a drop-off date and time availablity.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
The founder and founding team worked in various job prepration agencies and colleges that provided training for the undereducated, underserved, and unemployed male population in Houston. After the training was completed, we had no resources for our clients who had limited resources and needed assistance to receive interview-appropriate outfits so they could "ace the interview" and to be successful in their job hunt. Clients did not have the resources to buy a new outfit. We knew they needed to look their best for an employment interview or job fair in order to land the job, so we decided to start Career Gear Houston.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
We are the only organization that provides this service for men only. Also, our inventory is made up of brand new suits, as well as gently-used, contemporary business clothes donated by men's retailers, business' suit drives, and individuals.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
We have one location that we just moved into in September 2012 which has helped us expand and provide better serve to our clients.
Provide detailed directions to your location
We are in the PlazAmericas Mall (formerly the Sharpstown Center Mall) off US 59S at Bellaire Blvd. on the southwest side of Houston, Texas. From US 59 coming in either direction, take the Bellaire Blvd. exit. If coming from Sugar Land traveling US59N, just follow the feeder and at the light at the intersection of Bellaire and take your first left onto Bellaire Drive. Once you have gone under the 59 overpasses, take your first right into the parking lot of the PlazAmericas Mall. If you are coming from Downtown or Galleria area travelling US59S, once you have exited, take a right at the first light (Bellaire Blvd.) and the an immediate right into the PlazAmericas Mall parking lot.
What type of payments do you accept?
We do not charge our clients or the agency that referred their clients. Instead we write grant proposals for these services to foundations and grantors at the local, state and federal levels. We also hold yearly fundraisers, and receive financial donations from businesses and individuals like yourself. Please consider any size donation to help us keep providing the services to the men in the Houston area that need these services to become self-sufficient again. We have served over 5,000 men and hope to provide our sevices at over 600 men in 2013. Help is to reach our goals and make an on-line donation through our web site at www.careergearhouston.org.
Which areas do you service?
We serve the greater Houston Metropolitan area including Harris, Ft. Bend, Montgomery, Galveston and all surrounding counties.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
We are 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that uses many volunteers and a very small staff to run our daily operations. We also have a Board of Directors and Advisory Boards that help with the stragetic planning, funding opportunities and logistic operations. Donna Reasonover, Executive Director, can be contacted at careergearhouston6640@gmail.com for operational and programmatic requests, as well as volunteering to work with the clients or assist with inventory management. Gloria Greene, Marketing Director, can be reached at cghmarketing@hotmail.com for joint marketing events and other public relations and marketing venues. Christine Pfaff, Board President and Founder, can be reaached at christine.pfaff907@gmail for suit drives, volunteering for advisory board or board of directors positions, and any other requests.
What are your hours of operation?
We are open every Thursday and second Saturdays.
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
A client attains a job directly due to our services that makes them fully job-ready with an interview-appropriate outfit that they received during their suiting appointment. We also wish to help men to begin rebuilding their work lives with additional working attire once they have landed the job. It all starts with a suit, a second chance.
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ¯ Benjamin Franklin
We started our services in June 2004 to help low-income men get back into the workforce by helping them initially land a job. We have suited over 5,000 low-income, job-ready men who needed a suit...a second chance to move from assistance towards self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.
What is your primary product or service?
We assist economically-disadvantaged, job-ready men in the greater Houston area during their job hunt. Clients are referred to us through approved agencies, schools and organizations who provide job-readiness and job-skills training to clients. Clients must be actively engaged in their job search with an upcoming job interview or job fair appointment to receive the their first suiting appointment. Clients MUST have an pre-approved appointment to received services from a qualified partner. NO WALK_INS! For donation drop-offs, please send an email to careergearhouston6640@gmail.com to schedule a drop-off date and time availablity.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
The founder and founding team worked in various job prepration agencies and colleges that provided training for the undereducated, underserved, and unemployed male population in Houston. After the training was completed, we had no resources for our clients who had limited resources and needed assistance to receive interview-appropriate outfits so they could "ace the interview" and to be successful in their job hunt. Clients did not have the resources to buy a new outfit. We knew they needed to look their best for an employment interview or job fair in order to land the job, so we decided to start Career Gear Houston.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
We are the only organization that provides this service for men only. Also, our inventory is made up of brand new suits, as well as gently-used, contemporary business clothes donated by men's retailers, business' suit drives, and individuals.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
We have one location that we just moved into in September 2012 which has helped us expand and provide better serve to our clients.
Provide detailed directions to your location
We are in the PlazAmericas Mall (formerly the Sharpstown Center Mall) off US 59S at Bellaire Blvd. on the southwest side of Houston, Texas. From US 59 coming in either direction, take the Bellaire Blvd. exit. If coming from Sugar Land traveling US59N, just follow the feeder and at the light at the intersection of Bellaire and take your first left onto Bellaire Drive. Once you have gone under the 59 overpasses, take your first right into the parking lot of the PlazAmericas Mall. If you are coming from Downtown or Galleria area travelling US59S, once you have exited, take a right at the first light (Bellaire Blvd.) and the an immediate right into the PlazAmericas Mall parking lot.
What type of payments do you accept?
We do not charge our clients or the agency that referred their clients. Instead we write grant proposals for these services to foundations and grantors at the local, state and federal levels. We also hold yearly fundraisers, and receive financial donations from businesses and individuals like yourself. Please consider any size donation to help us keep providing the services to the men in the Houston area that need these services to become self-sufficient again. We have served over 5,000 men and hope to provide our sevices at over 600 men in 2013. Help is to reach our goals and make an on-line donation through our web site at www.careergearhouston.org.
Which areas do you service?
We serve the greater Houston Metropolitan area including Harris, Ft. Bend, Montgomery, Galveston and all surrounding counties.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
We are 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that uses many volunteers and a very small staff to run our daily operations. We also have a Board of Directors and Advisory Boards that help with the stragetic planning, funding opportunities and logistic operations. Donna Reasonover, Executive Director, can be contacted at careergearhouston6640@gmail.com for operational and programmatic requests, as well as volunteering to work with the clients or assist with inventory management. Gloria Greene, Marketing Director, can be reached at cghmarketing@hotmail.com for joint marketing events and other public relations and marketing venues. Christine Pfaff, Board President and Founder, can be reaached at christine.pfaff907@gmail for suit drives, volunteering for advisory board or board of directors positions, and any other requests.
What are your hours of operation?
We are open every Thursday and second Saturdays.
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
A client attains a job directly due to our services that makes them fully job-ready with an interview-appropriate outfit that they received during their suiting appointment. We also wish to help men to begin rebuilding their work lives with additional working attire once they have landed the job. It all starts with a suit, a second chance.
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ¯ Benjamin Franklin
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