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Your financial gift to #Goodwill strengthens communities and helps put people to work. http://t.co/um5V6IRo
IL Goodwill® Partners with Local College to Help Vets Get Jobs
Veterans in Central Illinois will receive support in training and search for a job, thanks to a new partnership between Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois and Spoon River College. The program aims to help veteran job seekers overcome challenges to employment and create a cohesive community network to support this population
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My Story: Tierra Scott
Tierra was hanging around with the wrong crowds before she joined a Goodwill program for youth. In the program, she found the encouragement she needed to apply and land a job and the connections that later helped her find employment with the Goodwill itself. She says, "Goodwill gave me a chance to prove myself and what I can do. I have developed a wonderful extended family, and I have become a successful professional.
Employment-Boosting Legislation Introduced in House of Representatives
Today, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), and Joe Heck (R-NV), all members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 . While Goodwill is still analyzing the bill’s details, it proposes to consolidate 27 programs into one Workforce Investment Fund. The new proposal is based upon on previous bills introduced last year by the three representatives.
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Daily Update of 2012-03-29
Educating all students & disconnected youth benefits individuals, taxpayers & the #economy http://t.co/8bdu3fnf #
Educating all students & disco…
Educating all students & disconnected youth benefits individuals, taxpayers & the #economy http://t.co/8bdu3fnf
Extend Your Job Search with Social Media
Kellen from Reno, NV, asks, "What is the best way to use social media to extend my job search?"
College ‘Undie Classic’ Results in 1,400 lb. Clothing Donation to FL Goodwill
Goodwill® agencies are committed to helping college students and other youth succeed by providing access to financial education, mentoring and job readiness skills. While usually on the giving end of youth engagement, Goodwill of Central Florida found itself on the receiving end of a university initiative this month, when University of Central Florida students donated more than 1,400 pounds of clothing during the Sigma Nu fraternity’s annual “Undie Classic.”
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Daily Update of 2012-03-27
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