The Shops at The Bravern will provide holiday help to three local charities and the clients they serve. Located on Level 2 adjacent to Neiman Marcus, The Shops at The Bravern Giving Tree will partner with the Bellevue Schools Foundation, Dress for Success – Seattle and Washington Women In Need.

Shoppers can help create learning opportunities for students in the Bellevue School District that include mentors for struggling students, books for student book clubs and supplies for new teachers to create an engaging classroom.

Dress for Success clients will receive appointments with personal dressers to help select business suits, undergarments, shoes, handbags and accessories for job interviews, as well as employment suiting and business casual clothing once they’ve secured a position.

Washington Women In Need will provide grants for education, counseling and health care.

Visitors to the Giving Tree will have an opportunity to select ornaments between $50 and $250 or at a major gift level, and bring them to the concierge desk to complete a donation form. The ornaments are a gift from The Bravern as a reminder of the difference made in the lives of women and children in the community.

In the current fiscal year Washington Women In Need will provide grants totaling $760,000 to low income women throughout Washington for education (tuition and books), health care (physical, dental, vision and hearing), mental health counseling and insurance premium payments to providers and institutions selected by the individual grantees.

WWIN grants empower women to achieve wellness and create brighter futures for themselves and their families. WWIN has assisted almost 4,500 women since its founding in 1992 and charges no fee for its services, nor accepts governmental funding. More information is available at www.wawomeninneed.org

Dress For Success has a mission to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

In 1996, Dress for Success first acknowledged the need for professional clothing for low-income women entering or reentering the workforce. Since then, the organization has provided clothing and career counseling to more than 170,000 women around the world. Dress For Success – Seattle was founded in 1998 and continues to serve women in Seattle, King and Snohomish counties. More information is available at www.dressforsuccess.org

Since 1979, the Bellevue Schools Foundation has raised over $18.8 million for Bellevue’s public schools by partnering with business leaders, parents, and members of the community to fund districtwide initiatives that meet students’ academic needs, provide extra support for struggling students, and help teachers improve student learning.

Its mission is to promote and help fund the best possible learning opportunities for all students in the Bellevue School District. More information is available at www.bsfdn.org.