Find My Goodwill

My Story—Sean MacGregor

Three adults smiling for a group photo indoors, two women on either side of a bald man wearing a white t-shirt.

The job center was a great resource for me. Not only just to get this job. Now I’m comfortable knowing that if anything happens with this job, I know immediately where to go and what to do.

Starting the Habit Early

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Now that my son Jack is two months old and ready to see a bit of the world, I felt it was time to pass on my family’s thrifty habits. Can’t start ‘em too early, right? So we headed to a new Goodwill store in Columbia, MD, to check out some baby goods he might be interested in.

The Power of Work

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Soon after the first Goodwill store was established in 1902 to convert donated household items and clothing into revenues to pay wages to Goodwill employees, Goodwill recognized that simply providing jobs that pay wages was not enough. More needed to be done to help the people Goodwill employed and served to escape poverty.

Happening Now! Virtual Career Fair and Workshops

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Goodwill’s third annual virtual career fair, is open to job seekers now, and features employers with cross-continent footprints, including Cintas, Dell, C&K, Brickman, RCS, and The University of Phoenix. The virtual career fair uses Intercall, Inc.’s virtual conferencing platform, enabling job seekers to meet with employers and apply for jobs from anywhere.

My Story – Robbie Green

Smiling older man seated indoors with medals on the wall and a bicycle frame nearby.

I have been given a second chance. I’m trying to correct things and I think God put me here for a reason. I love life now. They told me I would never work, but I’ve been at Goodwill Industries of Forth Worth for almost two years. They told me I wouldn’t drive; I have a van in the parking lot. They told me that I wouldn’t live alone; I have been living alone in an apartment. When I first came to Goodwill, I didn’t know anything about computers. With training and patience from the staff at Goodwill, I learned how to work with hard drives and refurbish computers.

Upcycling a Metal Rolling Cart in Four Easy Steps

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Pick out some paint and gather your brushes, painter’s tape, steel wool, a dust mask and coarse sandpaper. Then head to Goodwill (where the dollars you spend will provide individuals with opportunities to turn jobs into careers) to look for a metal cart of your own.

Still Aching After the Recession

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We have fairly conclusive proof that having survived “The Recession” many Americans are having to go through that long climb back up the ladder. That means taking jobs that pay much lower than those many held before 2008. Much lower apparently.

Use Keywords to Help Your Résumé Stand Out

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Tamlin from Venice Beach, CA, asks, “My friend is helping me with my résumé and told me I need better keywords about myself and my past jobs. I don’t even know what that means or where to start. Help?”