by Kyle Williams | Aug 10, 2020 | Goodwill
Terry King was released from incarceration on January 14. He was headed back to his hometown of Morehead, Ky. But he wasn’t looking forward to it. Terry was afraid. He spent 52 months behind bars after originally receiving a 12-year sentence for a drug-related...
by Kyle Williams | Aug 7, 2020 | Goodwill, Goodwill Making News, Press Releases
Louisville, Ky. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have announced a partnership to launch Pikeville’s Reintegrating Individuals Successfully Every Day (RISE) program, a job-readiness training program aimed at connecting low-income...
by Kyle Williams | Aug 5, 2020 | Goodwill, Goodwill Making News
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky partnered with 945 employers to help place more than 2,900 individuals into jobs in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the nonprofit to pivot to virtual career services, and despite the reopening of its Centers for Education &...
by Kyle Williams | Aug 3, 2020 | Goodwill, Goodwill Making News
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, in partnership with Goodwill Industries International and by way of the U.S. Department of Labor Young Adult Reentry Partnership Grant, will provide job skills and career training to adults ages 18-24 who were recently involved with...
by Kyle Williams | Jul 31, 2020 | Goodwill, Goodwill Making News
Goodwill Director of Communications and Public Relations Barnard Baker has been named to the Leadership Louisville class of 2021, an honor given to 54 of the area’s most established community leaders. This is the 42nd cohort of influential leaders, selected each year...