Women Helping Women

Women Helping Women (WHW) is a project in which Junior League volunteers collect, prepare, and distribute donated professional women’s clothing, accessories, and personal care items through a boutique store housed within the JLSLC building. These clothes are given free to women entering the workforce and transiting towards self-sufficiency.

Clients are referred to the project by government and social service agencies. In the past year (June 2025-May 2026), WHW served 700 women and distributed over 15,000 items. Since its opening in 1996, WHW has helped over 19,000 women in the SLC community.

Information For Clients

  • The Boutique will be open for CLIENTS on the following days:
  • Thursdays from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Saturdays from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • We are closed for all major holidays.

Location:
Junior League of Salt Lake City
526 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84102

Please enter via the door on the East side of the building behind the gate.

Remember to bring a government-issued ID to check into the Boutique.

Once you have visited the boutique, please be sure to take our WHW Client Exit Survey.

If you have any questions on the process, please reach out via email to whw@jlslc.org. Email is the preferred form of communication.

Information for Community Members

  • Want to make a monetary donation to WHW? A $10 donation secures a year supply of toiletries for a client. To make a one-time or re-occurring donation  Click here!
  • Are you interested in volunteering at the boutique? We’d love to have you join us —  Click here to view available shifts and sign up!
  • Do you want to donate to Women Helping Women?
    • The boutique accepts donations on Thursdays from 6-8pm and Saturdays from 10 am -12 pm.

To better serve the needs of our clients, please use the following donation guidelines:

  • NO DRY CLEAN ONLY ITEMS – the majority of our clients are unable to utilize dry cleaning services
  • NO HIGH HEELS – many of our clients are in need of comfortable shoes for working on their feet
  • NOTHING OLDER THAN 10 YEARS – our clients should feel confident getting out into the workplace and ensuring they have current options is key

Please do NOT leave donations at our offices outside of office hours as they will likely be stolen, rifled through by others, or possibly damaged in inclement weather.

Information for Agencies

Do you work with women who could benefit from WHW? Submit the Request to be a Partner Agency Form.