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Social Enterprise Strengthens Its Commitment to Help Millions Find Jobs ROCKVILLE, MD — Today, nearly 11 million Americans are unemployed, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. And Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen recently said that the number of part-time workers who would rather have full-time jobs is “much larger” than normal for an
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Turn Earth Day into Earth Year: The Power of Donating
Rockville, MD — Spring weather is coming to much of the nation after a long and snowy winter, which makes Goodwill® particularly grateful for Earth Day. Goodwill encourages people to take a few minutes this Earth Day to collect items they no longer need and donate them to Goodwill. Small actions, such as cleaning out
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Goodwill® Announces Enhanced GoodGuides® Youth Mentoring Program
Positive Role Models Are Helping Youth in High-risk Situations Across America Rockville, MD –- Goodwill is enhancing its successful national youth mentoring program in an effort to assist more youth in high-risk situations to make better life choices. At this critical moment, with high youth unemployment discouraging many teens, young people need positive role models
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The Bon-Ton Goodwill® Sale Event Collected More Than 2.5 Million Pounds Of Donations For Goodwill
Rockville, MD — The 2014 spring Goodwill Sale, a cause-marketing partnership between The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT), and Goodwill Industries International, collected more than 2.5 million pounds of clothing and textiles to benefit Goodwill’s job training and employment services. The donations to Goodwill have an estimated value of 10 million dollars in revenue that
Goodwill® Announces Seven Days of Spring Cleaning
One-Week Guide to Donating While Cleaning Helps Fund Job Training Rockville, MD — More than 70 percent of Americans engage in the annual tradition of spring cleaning, according to a 2013 survey by the American Cleaning Institute. But one of the most common dilemmas for spring cleaners is what to do with all their unneeded
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"Donate Stuff. Create Jobs" at Goodwill® and the Bon-Ton Stores this Spring
Donations at Local Bon-Ton Stores Support Goodwill’s Mission of Helping People Find and Keep Good Jobs in Communities Across the United States Milwaukee, WI – As you clean out your closets this spring, set aside the clothing and household textiles you no longer need. Then donate them to Goodwill at your local Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston
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Accenture Announces ‘Innovation Challenge’ Student Winners
University Team Leverages Technology to Help Goodwill® Implement Innovative Solutions NEW YORK & ROCKVILLE,MD; Feb. 5, 2014 —Winning student teams from the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania will provide pro-bono management consulting services to help Goodwill Industries International and Usher’s New Look meet growth and development goals as part of Accenture’s Management Consulting
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Accenture Awards Goodwill® $1.5M for New Skills-Building Initiative
Accenture Skills to Succeed corporate citizenship grant aimed at helping close the job skills gap NEW YORK & ROCKVILLE, MD. – Accenture and Goodwill Industries International announced today that Accenture has awarded the organization $1.5M for a new program aimed at helping more Americans achieve the skills needed for college and career success. The three-year grant
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Leading Nonprofits Join the Walmart Foundation to Launch MyFreeTaxes, the Nation’s Only Free Online Federal and State Tax Preparation and Filing Initiative for Eligible Taxpayers
The Walmart Foundation, Goodwill Industries International, National Disability Institute and United Way launch 2014 MyFreeTaxes program, the only initiative offering Free Online Federal and State Tax Preparation in all 50 states. BENTONVILLE, Ark- MyFreeTaxes provides free federal and state tax preparation and filing assistance, both online and in-person, to eligible households earning $58,000 or less
Goodwill Industries® and U.S. Chamber Foundation Partner to Provide Career Services to Veterans and Military Spouses
Goodwill’s Targeted Job Training and Career Services to Be Offered to Veterans and Military Spouses at Dozens of Hiring Our Heroes Job Fairs Nationwide MILWAUKEE, WI—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program and Goodwill Industries announced today a collaborative effort to offer comprehensive vocational services to veterans and military spouses who participate
Goodwill® Aligns with the VA To Help Veterans Access Benefits
Web portal helps military veterans and their families manage benefits and claims online ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International is now collaborating with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to raise awareness of eBenefits (ebenefits.va.gov), a joint effort of the VA and the Department of Defense that allows veterans and their dependents to apply
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Give Where You Live: Goodwill® Encourages People to Give Locally
Donating used goods to Goodwill is one of the fastest and easiest ways to help the community ROCKVILLE, MD — During the busy holiday season, people are looking for ways to give back. Between family commitments, financial obligations and shopping adventures, however, many don’t find the time. The easiest, most affordable and quickest
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