Over the past two years, COVID has had a drastic impact on our lives, livelihood and economy contributing to a loss of jobs, security, and nearly one million lives nationally. While we take a moment and reflect on what was lost during this time, it is important to celebrate what we’ve been able to accomplish together.
Category: The Goodwill Blog
Youngstown Radio Reading Service Celebrates 30 Years at Goodwill
This month, the Youngstown Radio Reading Service (YRRS) is celebrating its 30-year anniversary at Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries. YRRS is a special nonprofit radio station dedicated to providing independent access to information for people who are blind or print impaired.
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Highlights from the State of the Union
In his first State of the Union Address, President Biden had to balance discussing major challenges — both foreign and domestic — while noting points of optimism and hope where there can be bipartisan agreement on how to move the nation forward as the pandemic begins to subside.
In Northwest Ohio, Goodwill Good Rides Gets People to Work
Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio, Inc. officially launched its newest workforce development program Good Rides on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. Good Rides is a workforce development program designed to help individuals facing transportation barriers getting to and from work.
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Shutdown Averted…Again
Congress reached a bipartisan agreement to extend government funding from February 18 to March 11. The stopgap funding measure gives appropriators more time to draft and enact a final omnibus government funding bill for FY 2022 which began last October and ends September 30, 2022.
Horizon Goodwill Industries to Open Grocery Store in Food Desert
Horizon Goodwill Industries (HGI) recently announced it received a $50,000 grant from Truist Foundation to help create a full-service grocery store for the entire downtown area of Hagerstown, MD, which the USDA has defined as a “food desert.”
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A Romantic Valentine’s Date Night That Won’t Break the Bank
As February 14th approaches, retail stores are shouting reminders from pink and red window displays to not forget to pick up something special for your special someone. The sentiment to spoil your loved ones is something to consider all throughout the year, not just one day! This means thinking about how your actions or gift might go further than just one night and have a lasting impact. Try gifting from the heart this year, thinking about experiences and sentiment more so than material items.
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Tell Congress to Support Investments in Workforce Development
It is clear that the Build Back Better Act passed by the House will not garner the 50 Democrat votes needed to pass the Senate as written. As Congress continues to negotiate a parred back version of the bill, it is critical that a strong investment in workforce development remains.
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Galentine’s Good(will)ies
It’s that beautiful time of year again when we ladies look forward to celebrating “ovaries before bro-varies” with our besties on Galentine’s Day.
Goodwill Manasota Provides Free Dance Space for Children with Disabilities
In Sarasota, FL, Goodwill Manasota is working with a local woman to provide free dance classes for children with disabilities at its Honore location on Wednesday afternoons. Spaces are still available to interested local families.
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Celebrating Mentors in January
January is National Mentoring Month, a time to celebrate the contributions that mentors and mentoring programs have made to our lives and communities. Goodwill® has a long history of fostering relationships through mentoring, particularly those that promote positive outcomes for youth. Goodwill youth mentoring programs connect adult mentors with young people, including those impacted by the justice system or facing other barriers to opportunity, through engagements that emphasize positive development and career awareness activities that help youth gain confidence, avoid risky behavior, stay on track to complete secondary school, and successfully transition to postsecondary education and training.
Reflecting on the Past, While Looking Toward the Future
One year has passed since many of us watched in horror as our democracy was under attack. As I reflect on that time, I looked back at the blog I wrote in the following days. It states, “This cannot be the norm, and our nation needs to begin healing. The divisiveness in our country has been festering for years and has reached an awful tipping point where people lost their lives.
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