In May, during Older Americans Month, Goodwill® celebrates the contributions that older workers make both inside and outside the workforce. At a time when employers need to build resilience, older workers can play a critical role. They bring experience, reliability and perspective to every workplace setting. Your purchases and donations make stories like Kathy’s possible.
Redesign spurs 20% bump in web traffic and connects people to their local Goodwill® career centers ROCKVILLE, MD – Goodwill Industries International (GII) recently debuted its redesigned website to better serve online job seekers searching for new skills training and career opportunities. The revamped website has seen a 20% increase in year-over-year web traffic since
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New partners join initiative catalyzing economic mobility for individuals across North America to access stable, well-paying careers ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill, the leading nonprofit provider of job training and placement services in North America, today announced five new partners — Accenture, Bank of America, Comcast Internet Essentials, Lowe’s and USAA — joined its Rising Together™
When you set foot into the Recycling Center, located at Goodwill KYOWVA’s location on Virginia Avenue in Huntington, you are met with a bustling warehouse. All hands are on deck as employees sort through items, separate them into categories, compress items into smaller bales, and ship them out to various locations.
April 15, 2022 USAA’s $2.5 Million Grant Will Enable Local Goodwill Organizations to Assist with Employment Placement, Upskilling, and Developing an Online Job Seeker Platform ROCKVILLE, MD — For more than 20 years, U.S. Army Veteran James Andrew Jackson had a goal of working in the healthcare field. Thanks to Goodwill and USAA, his dream is becoming
ROCKVILLE, MD — Under the leadership of Dr. Michael Wirth-Davis, Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota’s (GESMN’s) trajectory has soared upward. From retail growth to innovative mission collaborations that help open doors to brighter futures, the St. Paul-based Goodwill® has made leaps and gains since Wirth-Davis took the helm. For these reasons, Goodwill Industries International honors Wirth-Davis with the
ROCKVILLE, MD — In only a few years as president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of San Diego County (CA) (GISD), Toni Giffin has already made a big impact in the professional development opportunities provided for her growing team. Giffin established a new career pathway program while reinvigorating a paid training program, all with the goal
Congress reached a bipartisan agreement to extend government funding from February 18 to March 11. The stopgap funding measure gives appropriators more time to draft and enact a final omnibus government funding bill for FY 2022 which began last October and ends September 30, 2022.
Expanded Opportunity Funded by Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor ROCKVILLE, MD — Building on the success of an initiative aimed at partnering with community colleges to help young adults with justice involvement, Goodwill Industries international is expanding Goodwill LifeLaunch: Ignite to five additional cities. The opportunity provides holistic reintegration career advancement services for
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Comcast Donates More than $800,000 to Provide Career Development and Training Services for Thousands of People Through Goodwill® Career Centers; Company Will Also Provide Free WiFi through Its Lift Zones Program Philadelphia, PA — November 17, 2021 – Today, Comcast’s Internet Essentials program announced a significant new partnership with Goodwill Industries International to provide digital
