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Goodwill Participates in Congressional Briefing on Fashion and the Environment

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Goodwill Industries International (GII) recently had the honor of participating in a virtual Congressional briefing entitled, “Fashion and the Environment – How to Achieve a Circular Future”. Speakers discussed the fashion and apparel industry’s impacts on our climate and environment, how circular markets and sustainable economies can be part of the solution in the fight against climate change, and how good actors in the industries are leading the way with best practices and less carbon-intensive models.

Opposites Are Trending for Back to School Style

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By Felicia Czochanski Bisaro It’s always a surprise when back-to-school season is around the corner again. The summer months seem to go by the quickest — the days are full of a variety of activities and routines are set to the wayside for a couple of months. As it reaches the point where you finally […]

100 Days Out from the Midterm Election

In just a few days, July 31 will mark 100 days out from the midterm election. The more than 500 people we elect this year will make decisions throughout our country on a wide range of issues, such as schools, public transportation, health care, local policing, judges in our courts, and more

Coastal Grandmother is the Trend Keeping Us Going Into Fall

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There are some sub-trends that are true gems, with staying power that can last a while. While some may have gravitated towards the Y2K return of low-rise denim and butterfly patch crop tops, others have dug into the elegance of minimalism, with a slightly nautical flair. Coastal Grandmother is the trend taking over the summer, something that will last into the fall for students, parents, and teachers alike.

Generation Z Approved Outfits for Back to School, Y2K and Street Style Trends

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Y2K, the futuristic fashion trend from the late 90s and early 2000s is back, and an identifying factor of Gen Z. While it’s rare for millennials to get excited about a style based on low-rise pants and crop tops – after being spoiled for so long with high-waisted denim and leggings, Gen Z has been a champion of the trend that blends pop culture, neon colors, and vintage tech advancements, setting them apart.

House Moves to Increase Funding for Workforce Programs

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This week, the House Appropriations Committee voted to advance its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. The annual funding measure proposes significant increases for many of the federal workforce development programs that help support training and employment services, like those offered by local Goodwill organizations.

Pride Month Outfit Inspiration from Real Goodwill Shoppers

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For many, June is a month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, and how far we’ve come as a society in getting them the rights and recognition they deserve. Pride Month serves as an opportunity to raise awareness to barriers that the LGBTQ+ community still faces, especially in recent months with different legislation being introduced around the country. It also serves as a call for allyship for people to continue to support and embrace the community advocate for those they love.

Preparing the Infrastructure Workforce

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Goodwill recently participated in two events held by the Biden-Harris Administration focusing on workforce development, the Talent Pipleline Challenge event and the Good Jobs Summit.

House Preparing to Markup Appropriation Bills

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The 2023 fiscal year (FY23) begins on October 1st and Congress needs to pass an appropriations bill or a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown.

The Summer of Gen Z Style

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To understand fashion from this lens was eye opening, and so is the fact that while millennials are eating up these trends that subconsciously make them consent to the culture around them, Gen Z is paving the way with their own style that disregards these trends and puts sustainability and authentic personality first.

Plants With A Punch

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In effort to keep myself interested in the well-being of these tiny bits of prickly paradise, I figured I might pay attention more if they were planted in unusual little pots. Not things that you expect a plant to be in, things that I can find around the house already. So here were my top few strange succulent pot picks.

Something Old, Something New: Bridal Whites Are Everywhere this Season

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It seems like everyone is getting married this summer. Or if not married, then engaged. For the past six months social media has been crowded with romantic posts of doting boyfriends down on one knee (including mine!), bachelorette squads taking over beaches and bars, and the sweet smiles of the couple’s first look on their special day.