Goodwill “adopted” Sarah, changed her life “forever”

by Kyle Williams | Jun 17, 2024 | Success Stories

Due to an abusive relationship, Sarah relocated from Florida to Kentucky when she was 35 weeks pregnant but had trouble obtaining meaningful employment. “No one wanted to hire me, either because of my record or my belly,” she said. “I was a single mom with two babies,...

Goodwill CFO Mark Hohmann inducted into Leadership Kentucky Class of 2024

by Kyle Williams | Jun 17, 2024 | Goodwill

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Chief Financial Officer Mark Hohmann is one of 52 professionals to be named to the Leadership Kentucky Class of 2024, which was announced today by Leadership Kentucky Inc. Leadership Kentucky’s 2024 flagship program consists of seven,...

The Excel Center to hold third graduation ceremony in June

by Kyle Williams | Jun 12, 2024 | Goodwill

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky’s tuition-free high school for adults, The Excel Center®, will hold its third graduation ceremony on Wednesday, June 26 at 6 p.m. The ceremony will honor more than 50 individuals who have completed the requirements necessary to graduate...

Goodwill’s Another Way team, program participant Tevin featured by Louisville media

by Kyle Williams | Jun 10, 2024 | Goodwill

Every weekday, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky’s Another Way team uses program transportation to canvass highly trafficked areas of the city, such as homeless shelters, highways, byways and street corners, pick up willing workers and take them to worksites...

Despite a disadvantaged background, Goodwill helped Sarah grow

by Kyle Williams | Jun 10, 2024 | Success Stories

Sarah was residing in a sober living home near our Ring Road store in Elizabethtown when she became interested in working for Goodwill. “I saw a Goodwill advertisement and thought, ‘What a good place to work,’” Sarah explained. “I could see myself standing behind...