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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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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Goodwill's third annual virtual career fair, is open to job seekers now, and features employers with cross-continent footprints, including Cintas, Dell, C&K, Brickman, RCS, and The University of Phoenix. The virtual career fair uses Intercall, Inc.'s virtual conferencing platform, enabling job seekers to meet with employers and apply for jobs from anywhere.
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Morgan Memorial Goodwill (Boston) has teamed up with the Community Music Center of Boston to provide music therapy to people with disabilities.
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Goodwill Industries of Western Michigan's (Muskegon) award-winning financial literacy card game challenges players to make choices between needs and wants. Participants of the Goodwill's MoneyWorks program play the game to spur discussions about and reinforce the ideas of budgeting and planning for the unexpected.
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Working to combat the employment challenges so many Americans are facing today, Goodwill® will hold on-the-ground and virtual career fairs during Goodwill Industries week, May 4-10, bringing together nearly 700 employers and 12,000 job seekers for events that provide on-roads to employment and career advancement.
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Goodwill Industries of Northern New England (Portland, ME) partnered with 19 local businesses to begin selling new, "neighbor-made" items in its stores. The items include jewelry, crafts, notebooks, puzzles, body care, small wooden furniture, pet supplies and toys.
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Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA (Macon) has entered a partnership with the Aiken Warrior Project of Aiken, SC, to help student veterans look their best when transitioning to the private workforce.
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This past February, Goodwill of Central Arizona (Phoenix) celebrated the grand openings of two Goodwill career centers on-site at Maricopa Skill Center’s (MSC) two Phoenix area campuses. These are the first Goodwill Career Center locations to open on-site at a community college. The career centers were opened to build upon services currently offered to MSC students as well as to support career exploration for members of the community who are seeking employment.
Goodwill Industries of the Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown, PA) recently partnered with the Greater Johnstown Camera Club to provide teens a creative outlet through the GoodGuides youth mentoring program. An opening reception on March 11 celebrated the collaboration. The students’ work is also showcased in a photo exhibition entitled “Through My Eyes,” which is on display at the Community Arts Center of Cambria County.
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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation recently named Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee (Nashville) recipient of the 2013 Neighborhood Builders® award. The program is a strategic investment that couples leadership training with a $200,000 unrestricted grant for high-performing nonprofits that have made a significant impact addressing needs related to community development, critical needs or workforce
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