Alex Trebek's Jeopardy! wardrobe has arrived at a New York City nonprofit to help formerly incarcerated men land jobs

The New York Times

As promised, Trebek's Jeopardy! wardrobe consisting of 14 suits, 58 dress shirts, 300 neckties, 25 polo shirts, 14 sweaters, nine sport coats, nine pairs of dress shoes, 15 belts, two parkas and three pairs of dress slacks arrived two weeks ago at The Doe Fund. The New York City nonprofit provides services, housing and job opportunities to men who have been in prison or homeless. “The Doe Fund made perfect sense since these are guys who are going on job interviews and need second chances,” said Matthew Trebek, Alex Trebek's 30-year-old son who's a restaurateur in New York City. “It would be an honor to the type of work that my dad did throughout his life.” John Powell, associate director for career development and graduate services at the Doe Fund, said: "Once the word got out that the donation was given, people started coming to the office, whether they had completed the program or not. They were just coming to the office because they wanted to see the suits." Harriet Karr-McDonald, the president of The Doe Fund, added that many men in the program were nervous about re-entering society. "But if you dress for it, you fit in, and that’s why it’s really important,” she said. “Everybody knows Jeopardy! and everybody knows Alex Trebek, and if a very important and famous person recognizes you and your worth as a human being and you’re actually wearing their suit, that’s pretty exciting.”