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Smart Works Yorkshire helps unemployed women with clothing and coaching ahead of an interview.

01/08/2026

Smart Works Leeds is today becoming Smart Works Yorkshire, to mark our expansion into a larger centre and reflect our growing reach across the region.

Since 2019, we have supported more than 4,300 women across Yorkshire, with 1,072 being supported in the last year alone. Founded in Leeds, our ambition was always bigger than one city. Today we’re supporting women across Yorkshire, and demand for our service continues to grow.

Our new centre and our new identity will help us reach more women, build even stronger partnerships across the region and ensure that wherever a woman lives in Yorkshire, she can access the confidence, coaching and clothing that could help her change her future.

Thank you to all our volunteers, partners and supporters for being part of our journey- your continued support helps us empower more women across Yorkshire everyday.

⭐️ Happy Yorkshire Day from Smart Works Yorkshire! ⭐️

22/06/2026

Team Bradford had a busy and exciting day today running a Career Coaching Clinic in Bradford 💡

For the first time, we were able to offer Smart Works appointments to women outside of our Leeds centre. Thanks to Impact Hub Yorkshire for hosting us 🙌

8 women came along to talk to our expert coaches about their job goals, challenges and next steps. We had lots of vibrant and positive conversations throughout the day. All today’s clients told us that their appointment boosted their confidence, and one woman said: ‘I found today’s session incredibly helpful. I learned a lot in a such a short space of time. I am truly grateful for the opportunity and I am certain this experience is going to help me in future when I apply for roles.’ ⚡️

Stay tuned for more Career Coaching Clinics near you! 💡

12/06/2026

Yesterday we had the pleasure to host our first jobs fair in York! We supported 50 brilliant attendees by connecting them with employers and support organisations, and with a CV Clinic run by expert coaches 💡

Thank you to everyone who came, our partners who held stalls, and to Beyondly for powering our jobs fair and running our successful CV clinic 🙌

Thanks to Black Butter UK for the excellent photos 📸

Stay tuned for our next jobs fair later this year⚡️

02/06/2026

A huge thank you to the Department for Work and Pensions and their head office staff at Quarry House for their incredibly successful clothing drive and bake sale this month.

We’re delighted that a permanent donation station has now been installed in Quarry House, making it easy for colleagues to donate workwear to Smart Works throughout the year. So far, an incredible 326 items have already been collected, including clothing, toiletries, shoes, and handbags.

In addition, the bake sale raised a fantastic £426.

Both the donations and the funds raised will help us support women across Yorkshire to build their confidence, secure employment, and transform their lives. Having recently moved into a new, larger centre, we are now able to support more women than ever before. Contributions like these ensure that every client leaves Smart Works with exactly what they need to succeed.

Partnerships like the one we share with DWP make this work possible, and we couldn’t be more grateful.

29/05/2026

Alexandra was unable to stay at her previous job, and spent 3 and a half months searching for work, but to her it felt like 3 and a half years. During this time she applied for between 100 and 200 jobs. During her job search she often received no response to applications, or she’d go through to an interview and be ghosted. Or, when she did receive a rejection, there would be no feedback. This was really demoralising.

We supported Alexandra with a tailored mock interview, and she selected an outfit from our wardrobe to wear. Alexandra found both the dressing and the coaching really empowering. She especially appreciated the help with understanding what questions to ask the employer, and how to talk about pay and work schedules.
Alexandra went to her interview feeling very comfortable and confident. She secured a role with a retailer.

Alexandra has been in the role for three months now, she is having a great experience- her manager and team are excellent, and she works with people every day which she loves.

Alexandra said, ‘for me, my job is a really really really big part of my life. I spend most of my time there. Being happy in my job, means I am going to be happy every day. When I wake up, I am happy to go to work. Starting work is a big achievement for me.’

Alexandra said ‘coming to Smart Works is one of the best experiences I have ever had.’

Together, we can help hundreds of women like Alexandra find their confidence and find work. To get involved with Smart Works visit our website here: https://leeds.smartworks.org.uk or drop us a line: [email protected]

27/05/2026

Our outreach team have been busy throughout May connecting with our referral partners and potential clients all across Yorkshire ⭐️

Last year we supported over 1000 women with our tailored coaching and dressing service, and many more through group workshops💡

68% of clients supported ahead of an interview secure employment 💼

This year we have ambitious plans to reach even more women⚡️

Could you be a supporter, or a referrer? Or a client? Find out more about what we do and how to get involved here: https://leeds.smartworks.org.uk 🚀

18/05/2026

Women into Work is expanding! 🚀

The Smart Works team are delighted to announce that we are holding our first North Yorkshire Jobs Fair ⭐️

📆 Thursday June 11th
🕰️ 10am- 2pm
🏢 Patch, The Bonding Warehouse, York.

The Women Into Work Jobs Fair is an opportunity for any woman looking for a job or employment support in York and surrounding areas to speak to a range of employers and businesses with a variety of live vacancies and training opportunities, who are keen to support more women 💙

A CV clinic will also be available offering advice and guidance on how to make your CV stand out to prospective employers 💡

Sign up for a free ticket here, or simply pop in on the day! We can’t wait to see you there 🎉

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/smartworksleeds1/2077434

Huge thank you to Beyondly for funding our work in North Yorkshire and powering this event 🙌

11/05/2026

We are kicking off a busy week of outreach with a tour of our referral partners all over Seacroft ⭐️

If you work for an organisation supporting women, we can support you! Please get in touch: [email protected] ⚡️

05/05/2026

As demand for our service grows, we are committed to supporting the thousands of women across Yorkshire that need our help. With that need in mind, we have a new home- a space that will allow us to support 100 women a week. Our new home accommodates a bigger wardrobe, a virtual dressing studio, space to host group workshops, and will allow us to offer a more accessible and inclusive service ⭐️

We have been working tirelessly to fundraise for the build of our new centre and with the support of our incredible network of supporters- businesses and individuals- we have made significant steps to do so 🎉

We are delighted to share that we are have moved into our new home this week! Our service opens today, from our new address: Floor 4, Mill 1, Mabgate Mills, Macaulay Street, Leeds, LS9 7DZ 🏡

We can’t wait to welcome clients, partners and supporters to our new space- stay tuned for our launch event! 🚀

As phase one our build comes to a close, we are continuing to fundraise so that we complete construction, and create a beautiful women’s centre to serve clients all across Yorkshire. There are numerous ways you can help us build our new, permanent home, link here to find out more:
https://leeds.smartworks.org.uk/support-us/smart-works-leeds-centre-move

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+441132346503

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http://Www.smartworks.org.uk/leeds

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