SUCCESS IN STYLE

THE CLIENT CONSULTATION IS THE FOCUS OF THE MISSION AND EVERY ACTIVITY OF SIS ULTIMATELY WORKS TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. AT EVERY APPOINTMENT CLIENTS RECEIVE A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION FITTING THEM WITH OUTFITS THAT MAKE THEM FEEL CONFIDENT AND REFLECT A POSITIVE PROFESSIONAL IMAGE. THEY IN TURN CARRY THIS CONFIDENCE INTO THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. SIS'S CLIENTS RECEIVE THE MEANS TO CONFIDENTLY APPROACH THE DAUNTING INTERVIEW PROCESS. PROVIDING THE MEANS TO PRESENT THE BEST IMAGE DURING AN INTERVIEW IS A VITAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE FOR THOSE IN NEED OF EMPLOYMENT. SIS WORKS WITH A MYRIAD OF SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES WHO REFER CLIENTS TO SIS. THESE CLIENTS RANGE FROM HOMELESS TRANSITIONAL FAMILIES TO MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE UNEXPECTEDLY LAID OFF AND FIND THEMSELVES ECONOMICALLY NEEDY OF ANY AGE, RACE, SEX, CREED COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. IN ADDITION SIS SERVES CLIENTS WHO HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, OFFENDER RE-ENTRY AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY. SIS PROVIDES SERVICES TO FOUR JOB CORPS SITES IN THE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA, MULTI-SERVICE CENTER IN HOWARD COUNTY, SAVAGE MILL STUDIO, ARUNDEL COUNTY COURT, SOON THE ARUNDEL COUNTY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. IN ALL THERE ARE OVER 2000 CLIENTS SERVED, ALTHOUGH THOSE NUMBERS WERE REDUCED DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. SIS-ON-THE-GO, A NEW PROGRAM REACHES APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 700 DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE THROUGH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. EXPENSES FOR ALL THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE STAFF SALARIES, RENT, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, SUPPLIES, SORTING OF CLOTHING FOR ALL SERVICE SITES, PROVISION OF OTHER HARD TO FIT CLOTHING, AND MAINTENANCE AND BUILD OUT OF OTHER NECESSARY SPACES.