President Trump delivered his official State of the Union address on February 5. Among the special guests invited to attend the speech was Felicia Porter, who works as a Senate custodian through Goodwill of Greater Washington’s participation in the AbilityOne program.
Category: Advocate
Introducing Our New and Improved Legislative Action Center!
This year is an election year, resulting in a shorter legislative calendar for Congress so that lawmakers can have ample time on the campaign trail. This means in order to gain lawmakers’ attentions and for policies to get pushed through this year, advocates must be smarter in their efforts.
READ MORE from Introducing Our New and Improved Legislative Action Center!
National Mentoring Month
January is National Mentoring Month. I’ve been fortunate to have a number of mentors in my life including family, teachers, friends and colleagues who have all helped me advance in my career, overcome challenges or provided another perspective on something I may have been struggling with.
State Policy Priorities
Nearly every state legislature – with the exception of Texas, North Dakota, Montana and Nevada – will be holding a legislative session this year, and the vast majority of them are convening this month.
The Short Year Ahead for Congress
An election year can be a difficult one for Congress to accomplish a lot, given a shortened legislative calendar to provide lawmakers with ample time to be on the campaign trail.
Resolve to be a Goodwill® Advocate
The year 2019 and the first session of the 116th Congress came to a close with a few public policy wins that could benefit local Goodwill® organizations and the people they serve.
Federal Funding and Tax Deal
Perhaps Congress is feeling the holiday spirit, or lawmakers recognize that we’re heading into an election year, or our collective advocacy efforts have paid off – whatever the motivation, Congress (the House and Senate) and the Administration have reached a deal on federal funding and a year-end tax bill, thus averting a government shutdown.
Celebrate the First Step Act
This month marks the first anniversary of the signing of the First Step Act of 2018, a landmark criminal justice reform bill.
Champions for Charitable Giving
This past Tuesday, December 3 marked Giving Tuesday, a day when American generosity is on full display. Early reports indicate that nonprofits raised nearly $2 billion.
We’re Thankful for Advocates Like You
We’re giving thanks this year for our supporters and Congressional champions who have advocated on behalf of the Goodwill® mission, advanced our public policy priorities, and strengthened our influence with policymakers.
Groundhog Day on Capitol Hill
As I write this, federal funding is set to expire at midnight (again). For the last few weeks, we have been concerned that the government may shut down (again).
National Apprenticeship Week
The week of November 11-17 marks the fifth annual National Apprenticeship Week. Employers and service providers conducted hundreds of events around the country to celebrate and showcase the opportunities that apprenticeships offer for Americans to develop workplace experience and skills that employers value.
