Maureen Juma thought it was nearly impossible for her to further her education while caring for her children at home. An immigrant, with little access to educational resources, she faced challenges finding employment due to her lack of skills and training.
Employment and Training Administration to fund programs that prepare justice-involved youth for workforce success ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International (GII) has received a grant award of $4 million from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration for continued support of the Growth Opportunities (GO) program that prepares justice-involved youth and young adults, ages
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Whether you’re a fashionista or find deciding what to wear for just about any occasion stressful, one thing’s for certain – clothes are important! Do you have too much athleisurewear but your goal for the year is to dress to impress at work? What about too many bar hopping outfits when your goal is to stay in more often? Taking the time to thoughtfully go through your closet can be the first step to achieving what you want this year.
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ROCKVILLE, MD – Goodwill Industries International and Coursera have collaborated to create the Goodwill® Career Coach and Navigator Professional Certificate. The first-of-its-kind certificate will provide anyone pursuing a career in workforce development and career navigation with educational content developed from Goodwill’s 120-year history of industry-leading expertise. Through the power of Coursera’s cost-effective online platform, this
All young people can benefit from the support and guidance offered by a nurturing mentor. For opportunity youth and youth from underserved populations in particular, strong mentoring relationships can help foster positive life and social skills, bolster self-esteem, improve academic achievement, and promote leadership development.
After a rocky start, the new Congress is underway. The House has a newly elected Speaker and is solidifying committee assignments, while the Senate convened briefly to be officially sworn in and will return on January 23.
It’s amazing to think 2023 is already here. There’s so much to look back on in the past year, and so much to look forward to in the months to come. The new year comes with an energy shift. Opportunities are endless, positive change feels ripe for the taking. Part of this is due to the clean slate of an empty calendar waiting to be filled up, and part of this comes with reflection.
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“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Network, network, network.” You’ve heard it all before, right? So what does it mean to network… and to do a good job of it? Today I’ll take a look at the three P’s of networking: purpose, people, and process.
January is a time for a restart. A blank slate that opens into a full 365-day span of opportunity. 2023 is set up to be a good year, according to the Chinese Zodiac.
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Jacob Barrett epitomizes the adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” For Jacob, who has a visual impairment, is deaf and has a disability, the added layers of challenges never prevented him from reaching for and achieving his goals.
