This month, we celebrated National Digital Inclusion Week. If you haven’t heard of this commemorative week before, it focuses on the concept that “everyone deserves the opportunity to use technology to live, learn, work and thrive.” At Goodwill®, we’ve seen first-hand how digital skills can change someone’s life.
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HOW TO CREATE FALL TRANSITION OUTFITS YOU’LL LOVE
Fall transition outfits are always challenging. We can usually count on wearing sundresses in July and sweaters in January, but these tricky in-between-season months, like September through November, can be tough! You may check the weather before you leave the house and think you’re set, but then, the sun disappears behind a cloud and a comfortable temperature is suddenly chill inducing.
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DIY Fraggle Rock™ Halloween Costumes ft. Robert Bennett
This Halloween, we teamed up with Robert Bennett of Jim Henson's Creature Shop™ to help him create two DIY Fraggle Rock costumes for Halloween. Pieces for the outfits are sustainably sourced with items that can be found at home or at your local Goodwill store. Follow along as he gets creative, providing insider tips on how to craft your Fraggle Rock costume using tools you can find around the house or at your local craft and Goodwill store.
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Shutdown Averted, But Much Still Unknown
Putting his leadership position in jeopardy, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy made an 11th hour shift in strategy by introducing a relatively "clean" continuing resolution (CR) without controversial border-security provisions or spending cuts. The CR passed the House with the support of House Democrats and then passed the Senate thus avoiding a government shutdown.
How to Use “Indeed” to Search for Work
Are you looking to make the most of your job search on Indeed? This blog will guide you through setting up a profile, attaching a resume, finding fulfilling work opportunities and maximizing your presence on the platform.
Making Connections During Digital Inclusion Week
Digital Inclusion Week is a time to promote digital equity and advance essential digital skills, digital literacy, and affordable internet connections to low-income families, people with disabilities, youth and young adults, people involved in the criminal justice system, military veterans, and other people facing barriers to digital inclusion.
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Volunteerism: Why Workers and the Unemployed Alike Should Take Part in Community Service
When it comes to volunteering, you likely have a lot of questions. How can you get involved? What are the benefits to yourself and those around you? We want to help demystify volunteerism and explain how it can be used as a strategy not only for finding paid work but also for meeting new people and learning relevant skills.
House Committee Hearing Focuses on Strengthening the Workforce System
The House Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee of the Education and the Workforce Committee recently held a hearing on strengthening the workforce system and improving outcomes for job seekers, employers, and taxpayers through the reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
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My Story: Pamela Johnson
Goodwill® is celebrating National Employ Older Workers Week – September 24 – 30, 2023 – which recognizes the vital role of older workers in the workforce and innovative strategies to increase awareness of this community. After multiple strenuous job searches, Pamela felt further away from her dream than ever. She cared deeply about her community and always saw herself in a career where she could focus on improving the world.
This Barbie Thrifts Luxury Clothes At Goodwill
The Barbie movie has taken the world by storm as one of the most popular box office films of all-time, winning the record for highest-grossing opening weekend film for a female director. This is fitting, considering the empowering feminist themes woven throughout the movie.
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The Easy, Thriftable Group-Friendly Halloween Costume To Ace Them All
Pickleball has taken the United States by storm this year as it has become the fastest growing sport in the country. Cities and towns are racing to install pickleball courts for residents and pickleball clubs have become more and more popular. A cross between tennis, badminton, and ping pong, the game creates a fast paced and fun competition – as well as a cute and trendy costume.
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Congress Returns with a Full Plate
The Senate returned from the August recess on the 5th while the House is back in session on the 12th. Both chambers have a busy schedule ahead not only for the remainder of the calendar year, but certainly for the weeks ahead.
