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Veterans Are Building Careers with Goodwill’s Help

ROCKVILLE, MD – Veterans have made sacrifices to serve our country and they deserve nothing less than our full support to successfully reintegrate back into civilian society. When veterans return,...

Goodwill Employment Programs Benefited Nearly 2.5 Million People in 2010

ROCKVILLE, MD — Last year, Goodwill®, a leading social services enterprise, provided job preparation, skills training, career counseling, mentoring, and other support services to a record-breaking 2.4 million people, a...

Goodwill Expands Commitment to America’s Heroes and Their Families

ROCKVILLE, MD – A new initiative from Goodwill Industries International will expand the organization’s job training, placement and employment services programs to thousands of American veterans, as well as their...

Goodwill Sponsors Thrift Store Project Documenting America’s Consumption Patterns

ROCKVILLE, MD — With today’s focus on our planet’s limited resources, consumers’ purchases of previously used items are not only a choice that is healthy for the planet, but offer...

Goodwill Industries International Forms Global Partnership to Grow Social Enterprise

ROCKVILLE, MD – Goodwill Industries International has partnered with the Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) to further advance social enterprises in communities around the world. Social enterprises are organizations or ventures...

Goodwill Urges Donors to Give to Legitimate Charities

ROCKVILLE, MD – The holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for the donation of household items. It is also one of the busiest times of...

The Top Five Things You Should Donate This Spring

ROCKVILLE, MD — Spring presents the perfect time to take a fresh look at the items in your home and decide what should stay and what should go. As you...

Goodwill Employee Wins Grand Prize in the Undercover Boss Employee of the Season Contest on CBS.com

ROCKVILLE, MD — Anthony Cornell, an employee of Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, has won the Undercover Boss Employee of the Season grand prize of $5,000 on CBS.com. Cornell...

Goodwill Honors Military Families on Memorial Day and Throughout the Year

ROCKVILLE, MD — On Memorial Day, America will honor veterans and active military service members, — something Goodwill® does every day. Since World War I, Goodwill Industries® has helped veterans...