Goodwill Industries International Honors Elsa Bustamante with the 2013 Edgar J. Helms Award for Staff Macon, GA — Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA (Macon) went from serving almost no Hispanic clients in 2009 to serving more than 1,700 in 2012, in large part due to outreach performed by Hispanic Services Manager Elsa
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Juanita from Las Cruces, NM, asks, "My brother said I should take ESL classes to help me get a job, but I don’t know. Tell me about the classes. Do they really help?”
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WHO: Goodwill Industries International and four Georgia-based Goodwill organizations will host a forum for leaders of community-based organizations, disability service providers, educators and faith communities to come together and identify how to help Hispanic people with disabilities find jobs and build their careers. Attendees will identify the resources Hispanic people with disabilities need and pinpoint
Jorge was struggling in school and having a hard time at home when a Goodwill teacher recommended he join a mentorship program. Goodwill paired him with Nate who, like Jorge has interests in film and music. In addition to sharing hobbies, Nate helps Jorge stay on track in school. Jorge says, "My involvement with Nate and Goodwill has made me a better person."
Before coming to Goodwill, Luis had a hard time finding a job with his disability and felt useless. He was referred to Goodwill and, after a year and a half, was placed in stable employment where he gets to help other people. He now feels his life has a purpose.
Nationally recognized television reporter will strengthen Goodwill’s links to Hispanic community ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International is pleased to announce that bilingual lifestyle expert Evette Rios has signed on as the organization’s first Latina spokesperson. In this role, Rios will bring her expertise in craft and design to the organization, and work to increase
GCFLatino.org creates learning opportunities for Spanish speakers who want to enhance essential skills needed for employment. The web-based curricula of the virtual workshops can help anyone become highly knowledgeable on Windows Office programs, social media platforms, computer applications and day-to-day life skills. Tutorials on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint help users acquire essential skills for office or administrative positions.
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A new study released by Indiana University finds that poverty is likely to get worse despite a recovering economy due to long periods of unemployment, continued impact on budget cuts to social programs and the quality of new jobs. The study warns that if Congress does not protect benefits for the long-term unemployed, and continues to make cuts to social safety net programs while reducing state fiscal relief, the poverty situation will worsen.
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Hispanics currently make up 16.3 percent of the total U.S. population, a number expected to rise to 30 percent by 2050. Faced with burgeoning population growth and higher-than-average high school dropout and unemployment rates, this group’s need for workforce, education and other support services is greater than ever.
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Goodwill Industries of Central Arizona set a lofty goal of having its volunteers log at least 22,400 hours in 2010. The agency exceeded that goal by surpassing 29,000 hours in the program’s first year of operation. This month, Goodwill Industries International honored the program with its 2011 Goodwill® Volunteer Program of the Year Award.
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