‘GMA’ Gives Back: Dress for Success Gives Women a New Suit and a New Start

— -- For Jennifer Woytovich, browsing through racks of clothing and shoes at the Dress for Success showroom in New York City is like taking a trip back in time.

“It brings back memories. It makes me think back to how far I’ve come,” Woytovich, 27, told ABC News. “It’s not just the showroom. It’s the first step to changing your life.”

Woytovich first visited Dress for Success, a charity that outfits women in a professional suit for their first job interview, in 2009.

Born in Taiwan, Woytovich, immigrated to the U.S. at age 12, but four years later, the teenager found herself living in a homeless shelter in Harlem, N.Y.

“I was at a difficult, very challenging point in life,” she told ABC News’ Amy Robach, who was inspired by Woytovich’s story and chose to highlight the organization’s work for "GMA's Get Out and Give" week. "I remember that I was telling myself, 'Well, this is kind of [rock bottom].'"

Woytovich said she worked three part-time jobs to pay her bills and graduate from college, but the 22-year-old didn't have the money to buy professional clothes to land the kind of job she wanted.

That's when she turned to Dress for Success for a new look –- and got a new outlook too.

"I actually had never put on a suit before,” she recalled. “I picked out a dark navy blue suit and that was the one that I wore to go on one of my first interviews. ...It felt great. ... It's the first step to change your life.”

Dress for Success has served more than 700,000 women around the world since 1997, according to their website. As in Woytovich's case, a suit is the first step in building the self-confidence to land a job, but the organization doesn't stop there. It also provides women with career counseling and programs to support their transition into the work place.

“It’s all about empowerment,” said Angela Williams, Vice President of Workforce Development at Dress for Success. “You empower a woman you strengthen a family. You strengthen a family. You really start to mold a nation. I think it’s all about one woman helping another woman.”

Woytovich ultimately landed a job as an accounts payable coordinator at the advertising firm, McCann Erickson, thanks to the edge from Dress for Success, and said she “felt like a million bucks.”

“I felt like a celebrity on that day,” Woytovich recalled.

She credits Dress for Success with helping to jumpstart her career and keep her encouraged.

"Everyone here at Dress For Success, they're just so amazing and wonderful. ... You need those people in your life. You need those positive influences in your life," Woytovich said.

Now, almost five years later, she is filled with an entrepreneurial spirit and has decided to start her own trucking company.

She has also donated the navy suit back to Dress for Success to pay it forward.

Click here to learn more about how you can get involved with Dress for Success.

In honor of Disney’s Summer of Service campaign, “Good Morning America” is showcasing organizations doing charitable work across the country.

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Disney, the parent company of ABC News, in partnership with Youth Service America, is calling on young change-makers to apply for a Summer of Service Award. Winners will receive a $1,000 award to assist them in continuing their good work and to help make a lasting, positive change in the world. Click here to learn more and apply by July 31.