Are you suffering from election fatigue? I’m a total policy wonk but living in a swing state with a heated Senate race means even I’m afraid to answer my phone, turn on the radio and television, or open my mailbox. We’re still four weeks out from Election Day and believe it or not, legislators can still get things done during the lame duck session, which is why it’s important that Goodwill® advocates remain engaged.
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Many women don't earn family sustaining wages. @GoodwillIntl & @WalmartGiving want to change that reality. #BeyondJobs http://t.co/a6GXH8Hb #
Many women don’t earn family sustaining wages. @GoodwillIntl & @WalmartGiving want to change that reality. #BeyondJobs http://t.co/a6GXH8Hb
Stella from Tuscaloosa, AL, asks, "I identify myself as a member of the LGBT community. I think I have been discriminated against in my job, but mostly I just want to be in a workplace where I can be accepted for who I am. How can I find that great fit?"
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About a week ago, a retail sorter at Goodwill Easter Seals of the Gulf Coast (Mobile, AL) upheld the core values of Goodwill® when he found $1,100 in a donated suit, turned it in to the manager and was able to return the money to its owner.
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1 box of books provides 42 min. of career counseling. @clutterdiet discusses the impact of your #donation via @89linz. http://t.co/ER21sC9B #
1 box of books provides 42 min. of career counseling. @clutterdiet discusses the impact of your #donation via @89linz. http://t.co/ER21sC9B
Goodwill Korea gave Eun Hee Lee her first job in 2010. Working at the Sasang Store in Busan, she helps prepare donated clothing, assisting customers and cleaning, among other work. She enjoys her job and gets excited when customers are able to get great deals on items. She says, "I hope more people donate to Goodwill so we have more goods to sell and our store will be full of more and more customers."
2010년에 한국굿윌은 이은희씨에게 첫 직장을 줬습니다. 이은희씨는 부산에있는 사상 굿윌스토어에서는 기증한의류 준비하기, 손님 안내하기, 청소하기 등 여러 가지 일을 하고계십니다. 이은희씨는 일을 즐기시고 고객들이 좋은 가격으로 물건을 살때 좋아하십니다. 이은희씨는 이렇게 말씀합니다, "더 많은 사람들이 굿윌에게 기증해서 저희가 더 많은 물건들을 팔게됐으면 좋겠습니다."
We’ve all heard plenty about the one percent, and now politicians and the media are discussing the 47 percent, but do you know who the 80 percent are? That’s the approximate percentage of people with disabilities who aren’t in the labor force.
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