An automobile accident changed Misty's life when she was 18. She was left in a coma, lost her skin from head to toe and could no longer see out of her right eye. After extensive rehabilitation - physical, occupational and speech - Misty completed school and received her diploma. Now, Misty has new challenges and opportunities ahead: "Through Goodwill, the things I have learned and am still learning helped me overcome all of my challenges."
Goodwill's job training center gets play in AP article about September's labor market. http://t.co/9LUI1pML #jobs #unemployment #
Long-time friends Dwight Murphy and Bobby Bowers, both 23, dream of being in the music industry. They are realistic enough to know that they need to make a living while they pursue that dream, and turned to Goodwill of the Big Bend’s Career Training Center to explore their options.
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Goodwill’s job training center gets play in AP article about September’s labor market. http://t.co/9LUI1pML #jobs #unemployment
The Winston-Salem community focus is on employment for people w/disabilities. http://t.co/VZj87wC1 #GoodwillNWNC #JournalNow #
Goodwill Industries® is proud to support National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This year’s NDEAM theme is, “Profit by Investing in Workers with Disabilities.” For decades, Goodwill® agencies have trained and hired people with disabilities. Goodwill provided employment training and job services to more than 240,000 individuals with disabilities last year. people with disabilities, including youth, older workers, and military veterans. While more employers should recognize the value of hiring people with disabilities, Congress can also do more to increase their employment opportunities.
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The Winston-Salem community focus is on employment for people w/disabilities. http://t.co/VZj87wC1 #GoodwillNWNC #JournalNow
Jeff in Bethesda, MD. asks "My niece was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was little. She’s 26 now and wants to start looking for a job. What can I do to help her?"
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26 million pounds of laundry are processed annually by Goodwill — that’s 67 million sheets circling the earth 3 times! http://t.co/44rt9o15 #
Leslie Hudson and Christall Peavy committed to earning their high school diplomas. So pride in their own accomplishments was evident when the two Florida women, who recently earned their diplomas from Goodwill Industries Big Bend’s Career Training Center, were interviewed for the Panama City News Herald. “Now that I have a high school diploma, a lot of doors are opened to me,” said Hudson, 31, and the mother of three.
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