Providence, RI Mayor Angel Taveras recently announced a partnership with Goodwill Industries of Rhode Island (Providence) to divert textiles and clothing from the city’s trash and recycling streams.
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Goodwill Industries of Western New York (Buffalo) recently announced the formation of the Western New York Coalition for Donated Goods (WNYCDG). WNYCDG is a consortium of local nonprofit organizations including Salvation Army, AMVETS, Hearts for the Homeless and the City Mission. The Buffalo Goodwill played a key role in organizing the coalition with the help of the New York State Textile Recycling Association and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown’s recycling department.
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Goodwill Industries of North Florida (Jacksonville) has teamed up with Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) and statewide nonprofit Take Stock in Children to increase post-secondary education options for local students with low incomes.
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Approximately 200 athletes with developmental disabilities took to the turf along with players from The Ohio State University football team and former NFL players for a scarlet-and-gray-style football clinic hosted by Goodwill Columbus (OH).
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On June 26, Goodwill Industries of Central Florida (Orlando) opened a mini “storefront” at the Children's Safety Village of Central Florida, a miniature city that provides civics and safety lessons through interactive activities and role-playing exercises.
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Rising high school seniors have the opportunity to explore careers in aerospace manufacturing by participating in one of Seattle Goodwill's (WA) newest programs. The Youth Aerospace Program consists of service learning, civic participation, team building, and college and career readiness activities over the course of two years to prepare students for their senior year and for work.
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Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey (Astoria) recently engaged in an exclusive partnership with the popular ride-sharing app Uber. The two organizations provided New Yorkers with an opportunity transport their gently used items to a nearby Goodwill retail store without having to step foot inside a subway.
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Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids (MI) has teamed up with Greener Grads, a newly formed sustainability company, to launch a national initiative to recover, reuse and repurpose more than 1 million graduation gowns through partnerships with universities, sustainability organizations and more.
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Goodwill Industries of East Texas (Tyler) and the East Texas Food Bank are joining forces to help East Texans. The East Texas Food Bank is expanding its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through a strategic collaboration called GoodAssist.
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Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties (CA) celebrated Earth Day at San Francisco State University (SFSU) this year by mending donated Levi’s jeans. Last week, the SFSU community had the chance to purchase unworn jeans used during the design review process as part of the first Levi’s Mendables sale.
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