In Brooklyn, a place where the prom dresses are free
More than 100 teenagers from across New York City waited in the pouring rain on Saturday for a chance to score a free prom outfit.
“It’s a labor of love,” said Dawn Simon, the co-director of the Brooklyn Prom Project, which is now in its 11th year.“Prom is a rite of passage for high school graduating seniors,” said Simon. “If we can help offset those expenses by providing them with free shoes, a gown, a tuxedo, a dress, then we know that we are really making an impact, because, let’s face it, the cost of a prom these days can be the cost of a mini-wedding.
Ferreira said that many of her students are undocumented, and were stunned that they would be getting dresses or suits for free.
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