Goodwill Industries International Honors Steve Purich with the 2012 Elsine Katz Volunteer Leader of the Year Award Johnstown, PA — Steve Purich, a retired financial planner with a 42-year career, has volunteered more than 800 hours in two years at the GoodGuides® youth mentoring program at Goodwill Industries of the Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown, PA). The
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Eddie's productive life went downhill when he started experimenting with drugs and alcohol. After being referred to Goodwill, he fell in love with the agency and earned a position as the floor care manager.
Young People Need Your Help this National Mentoring Month Rockville, MD — January is National Mentoring Month, and Goodwill Industries International is helping youth succeed by helping them overcome disadvantages and avoid delinquency through the Goodwill® GoodGuides® youth mentoring program. The effort is part of a national program that helps teens finish school and transition
Goodwill Industries International is proud to launch a new program designed to assist youth in overcoming disadvantages and plan careers. The national youth mentoring program — known as Goodwill GoodGuides™ — will help teens finish school and transition into productive careers, with the guidance of trusted adults.
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Goodwill Industries International has been awarded $19.1 million by the U.S. Department of Justice for mentoring services to help youth develop and deploy career plans. The grant is part of the $129 million awarded to various nonprofits for mentoring services to help youth who have disadvantages avoid becoming involved in delinquency.
