Jobs Change Lives: Courtney Williams from Homeless to College
At Northwest University in Kirkland, everywhere Courtney Williams turns fellow students greet, smile and wave. Now in his third semester at the school, he feels right at home and loves the small...
View ArticleGoodwill Gets People Jobs: A PBS Nightly Business Report Segment
Exciting news! Goodwill was featured on PBS’ Nightly Business Report! The segment focuses on the fact that more than 12 million people are searching for jobs, and highlighted how Goodwill prepares...
View ArticleAlonzo Donaldson Retail Skills Graduate is Ready to Work
Meet Alonzo Donaldson, a Goodwill scholarship recipient, and former fast food restaurant manager who was looking to update and expand his skills. He entered the Goodwill’s Retail Skills program, “The...
View ArticleCaregiver re-enters the workforce with Goodwill training
Will Bledsoe, after six years as a caretaker, wanted to re-enter the workforce but this proved difficult with a gap in his employment history. “I needed help building my resume and gaining skills that...
View ArticleMeet David: New Boeing Employee & Military Veteran
The first thing you notice, after spending a few minutes with David Bailey, is his enthusiasm for hard work, education and helping others. As an eight-year military veteran, David states, “Transition...
View ArticleNew skills mean new dreams for Dolores
Dolores Godwin came to Goodwill lacking job skills to get her to work and provide for herself after years as a homemaker. She applied and received a Goodwill scholarship enabling her to enter the...
View ArticleSupportive employment breaks the cycle of unemployment for one Tacoma woman
For Christina Howard it was difficult to get and keep a job due to her disability and other hurdles. She was referred to Goodwill and learned valuable interpersonal and on-the-job skills while in a...
View ArticleScholarships Change Lives
Please consider making a monetary donation to the Goodwill scholarship fund that helps those in your community get essential job training and placement services they need to get a job. Your support...
View ArticleScholarships Change LivesProfile: Gloria Sortillon
Speaking with Gloria Sortillon today is uplifting and positive, but life wasn’t always easy for her. In 2010, she relocated to Yakima from Louisiana and found herself unemployed and homeless. A friend...
View ArticleScholarships Change LivesProfile: Chanetta Ludwig
One sunny day last year Chanetta Ludwig walked into Goodwill’s Milgard Work Opportunity Center thinking it was the State’s WorkSource program. As a widow over 55 and mother of three, with limited...
View ArticleGoodwill Graduates Are Ready for Fall and Ready to Work!
Congratulations to our latest skills training graduates! They’re armed with the knowledge and skills to be assets to any organization. We wish them the best hand hope to hear about their new jobs this...
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