Today, we celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law 22 years ago. In an effort to provide guidance with regard to the ADA and its impact on the employment of veterans, Goodwill Industries International (GII) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will host a webinar July 31 at 2:00 EDT.
Category: Advocate
House Protects Investments in Job Training Programs – Action Still Needed
On Wednesday, July 18, the U.S. House of Representatives appropriations subcommittee voted 8-6 to approve its spending bill for FY 2013. Last week, we encouraged you to urge your members of Congress to protect funding for these programs. There is still time to take action.
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Despite Hard Times, Goodwill® Works to Provide Opportunities
Earlier this week, NPR highlighted the struggles of low-income people in Reading, PA, and the nonprofit agencies that serve them. The day after the report was released, I visited Reading while visiting Goodwill Keystone Area to tour its new facility and meet people that Goodwill® who are overcoming their employment challenges with support from Goodwill.
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The Pursuit of Happiness Starts with a Good Job
This week, members of Congress returned home to their states and districts for the July 4 holiday, a day which commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The document states that we have certain inalienable rights including life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness; yet, more than 8 percent of the workforce lacks one of the tools needed to pursue happiness – a job.
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Amid Health Care Reform Debate, Let's Not Forget about Jobs
Regardless of whether you support or oppose the Affordable Care Act / Obamacare/ health care reform or even understand the intricacies of the law and the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision, there is still one fact that remains the same – people need jobs.
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Amid Health Care Reform Debate, Let’s Not Forget about Jobs
Regardless of whether you support or oppose the Affordable Care Act / Obamacare/ health care reform or even understand the intricacies of the law and the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision, there is still one fact that remains the same – people need jobs.
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Tell Congress You Support Programs That Create Employment Opportunities
The House is soon expected to mark up its version of the Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations bill. The House seeks an overall price tag that is $7.7 billion less (5 percent) than the amount agreed to by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Under the circumstances, House appropriators may be tempted – as has been the case in years past – to put job training funding on the chopping block. Take action now by urging your representative to support job training programs that help put people back to work.
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Act Now! Urge House to Support Job Training Programs
Attention Goodwill® supporters! U.S. House of Representative members need to hear from YOU about protecting funding for job training programs that support Goodwill’s efforts to help people to find jobs and advance in careers.
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Support Job Training? Let Senate Appropriators Hear Your Voice
On June 12, the Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to take up the bill that provides funding for the important job training programs for youth, adult and dislocated workers. Goodwill needs your help to urge Senate appropriators to support this urgent funding.
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Building Jobs on Capitol Hill: What Goodwill® Does and How You Can Help
When I tell people I’m a lobbyist, they usually recoil (it’s even worse when I tell them I’m also an attorney). But when I tell them I advocate on behalf of Goodwill Industries they smile and say, “That’s great! I love Goodwill!” And then it hits them…Why does Goodwill need a lobbyist? What type of issues does the organization work on?
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Public Programs Leverage Goodwill® to Address Long-Term Unemployment
A recent piece in The New York Times, The Human Disaster of Unemployment, noted that the number of people who have been out of work for longer than six months has increased significantly due to the recession. As the economy slowly recovers from the recession, Goodwill® has a firsthand understanding about the impact that long-term unemployment will have for years on the people, families and communities that our member agencies work to strengthen every day.
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Congress: Remember Your Moms as You Consider Funding for Older Workers
May not only heralds Mother's Day, it's also Older Americans Month -- and a perfect time for Americans to demonstrate how we value the moms, grandmothers and other older adults in our community and in our workforce by funding services that can make a difference in their lives.
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