The mission of Suited for Success is to ensure that at-risk women, men, and teens in Miami-Dade County have the skills necessary to obtain gainful employment and achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Suited for Success (SFS) was established in 1994 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization serving economic-assistance recipients in Miami-Dade County. Over the last 12 years, SFS has assisted over 12,000 individuals enter the workforce. During this time, SFS has expanded its services, providing training and clothing to economic-assistance recipients, ex-offenders, transitional housing clients, low-income high school students, youth in the foster care system, and other individuals who are struggling to secure and retain employment.

One little known fact about SFS is that approximately 83% of the individuals who receive clothing from the agency first participate in a job skills training program. SFS has offered job skills training since its inception and views these courses as a key to supporting clients in effectively securing employment.