Goodwill Industries International encourages private and public sectors to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities during National Disability Employment Awareness Month Rockville, MD — As America continues to pull itself out of the recession, the unemployment rate among adults with disabilities remains at 14.1 percent — nearly twice as high as the unemployment rate
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ROCKVILLE, MD – Goodwill Spokesperson Evette Rios is the host of the new CBS television program “Recipe Rehab.” Each week, she helps American families make over high-calorie family recipes through a challenge that promotes the use of healthy food choices. The bilingual lifestyle expert is an avid Goodwill shopper and relies heavily on second-hand items
Partnership Encourages Consumers to Donate Gently Used Costumes to Goodwill Hub Network Will Donate One Dollar to Goodwill for Each Click on Their Online ‘Share to Scare’ Banner LOS ANGELES — Since launching on October 10, 2010, the Hub Network, a destination for kids and their families, has used the month of October as a time
ROCKVILLE, MD — By 2014, Americans ages 55 and older will make up more than 21 percent of the workforce, playing an increasingly important role in the economy and world marketplace. Goodwill salutes the contributions of this labor segment during National Employ Older Workers Week, September 22 – 28, and encourages employers everywhere to recognize
Rockville, MD – In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 – October 15, 2013, Goodwill Industries International is highlighting contributions made by America’s growing Hispanic population to the country’s economic and cultural vitality. The 2010 U.S. Census revealed that 50.5 million Americans — 16 percent of the population — identify themselves as Hispanic
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Operation: GoodJobs Learns from Pilot Program and Expands to Four States with High Concentrations of Veterans ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Walmart Foundation has granted $5 million to Goodwill Industries International to expand Operation: GoodJobs, an initiative that equips military veterans and their families with the tools they need to earn employment and ensure long-term financial
ROCKVILLE, MD — While New York Fashion Week highlights super-chic trends for the coming year, consumers can update their wardrobes with fabulous fashion finds right now thanks to The Bon-Ton Stores and Goodwill. The semi-annual Goodwill Sale, taking place September 19 through October 5, rewards shoppers for donating gently used clothing to any of the
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Returning Service Members Benefit from Additional Supports Even as Veteran Unemployment Rates Improve ROCKVILLE, MD — While Labor Day commemorates the economic and social contributions of U.S. workers, thousands of military veterans still struggle to find their place in the workforce. That is why Goodwill remains committed to providing the programs and supports that returning
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Dr. A.Gidget Hopf Lends Leadership and Social Enterprise Expertise to Goodwill® Board Rockville, MD — The Goodwill Industries International board of directors has elected Dr. A. Gidget Hopf, president and CEO of Goodwill of the Finger Lakes and its affiliate, the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired of Greater Rochester, as its new chair. Dr.
Mobile App Developed by AT&T Simplifies Donating and Purchasing at Goodwill ROCKVILLE, MD, aug 6, 2013 — Goodwill Industries International teamed with AT&T* to launch a free “Goodwill Locations/Locator” mobile app, currently available on iOS and Android mobile operating systems. Now, shoppers and donors need only to pull out a smartphone to find the nearest
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Provision of Senate bill would transform the Special Minimum Wage Certificate from an employment placement tool to an employment, training and rehabilitation program ROCKVILLE, MD — On July 31, 2013, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted 18-3 to advance bipartisan legislation (S. 1356) to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).
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Goodwill® encourages parents and children to think about impact of back-to-school shopping ROCKVILLE, MD — With families preparing for the back-to-school season and the frenzied shopping sessions that come along with it, Goodwill Industries International is asking parents and students to shop responsibly. In 2010, Goodwill launched the Donate Movement, which asks consumers to think
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