The one-day boutique will offer a variety of services to active duty personnel and veterans, including shopping for clothes, resume writing services and inspirational workshops.
McLain said thanks to their community partners, the boutique is stocked to assist about 500 service women.
"When you’re deployed, you don’t have that time . You don’t have that support. If you’re out on the ship or you’re overseas, don’t have that connection,” Johnson said.“I’m happy with them. I’m weeping with them. It just gives them a sense of release. You can see people smiling,” Johnson said. “Some people aren’t talking, but they’re taking it all in. They’re knowing and feeling that people are there to support them.
“We just sort it by size and then we hang them up, put them on racks, put a bag on it, label it and off it goes to Operation Dress Code,” Colker said. McLain said Operation Dress Code helps break down the barrier to entry for service members transitioning to civilian life.
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