Tag: Long-Term Unemployed

A new program, funded by the Walmart Foundation and administered by Goodwill®, empowers single mothers with all the tools they need to find employment, succeed in the workplace and permanently support their families. The Walmart Foundation’s grant of $ 2.5 million will support the program, known as Beyond Jobs, at Goodwill agencies in the five key markets of Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles County, Detroit, and New York City, through 2012. The funding has already assisted single mothers with job training and placement at select locations.

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Rockville, MD – Veterans have made sacrifices to serve our country and they deserve nothing less than our full support to successfully reintegrate back into civilian society. When veterans return, they often face difficulties making the transition from active duty to civilian life. Balancing this transition during tough economic times, and a slow job market

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Never has the economic energy that comes through work been more important, as the nation continues to struggle with a sluggish economy and high unemployment. Every 45 seconds of every business day, someone earns a good job thanks to Goodwill®. We train people in a variety of fields, based on the belief that the power of work can help build strong families and vibrant communities. In the past year, roughly 2 million people have been served by Goodwill’s employment and training programs.

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As America wraps up the summer with cookouts and parades this Labor Day, Goodwill Industries International is calling on Congress to ensure the continuation of a key form of employment assistance for families in need. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which was signed into law in 1997, provides much-needed cash assistance — commonly referred to as welfare — to millions of unemployed parents with dependent children. In addition, it allows states to work with community-based organizations such as Goodwill® to provide a variety of career programs designed to keep individuals off welfare for good.

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ROCKVILLE, MD — For decades, Goodwill® has helped people with disabilities find employment, become independent and support themselves and their families. Since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, it has helped increase access to goods and services, such as employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and prohibit

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Goodwill Industries International recently named Autum Beel one of its 2010 Kenneth Shaw Graduates of the Year for overcoming an addiction to drugs and for developing a promising career and strong family. Beel became addicted to crystal methamphetamines when she was 13 years old. She ran away from home when she was in high school and sold drugs to support her addiction. By the time she was 19, she had two children, but she asked her mother to raise them. Beel’s drug addiction made it very difficult for her to find and keep a job, care for her children and lead a stable life.

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Goodwill Industries International recently named Sandra Martin one of its 2010 Kenneth Shaw Graduates of the Year for her tireless work to improve the lives of people with visual impairments and disabilities in her community. Martin began losing her vision 30 years ago as a result of juvenile diabetes. She lost her sight completely when her daughter was just a few weeks old. When her daughter was in high school, Martin overheard someone telling the teen that she’d have to take care of her mother for the rest of her life. In that moment, Martin decided she needed to find a job to become more independent.

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Rockville, MD. – October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. With origins dating as far back as 1945, it marks the federal government’s effort to urge employers to consider the talents of all workers, including those with disabilities. For more than 100 years, Goodwill® has been providing job training programs and employment services in both

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