by Kyle Williams | Aug 17, 2020 | Goodwill, Goodwill Making News
Crystal Tincher began volunteering at Goodwill as part of the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP) six and a half years ago. Like many who are first introduced to Goodwill, Crystal assumed it was just another thrift store. But she learned it’s so much more....
by Kyle Williams | Aug 12, 2020 | Goodwill, Goodwill Making News
The core of Goodwill Industries of Kentucky’s mission is helping those most vulnerable on their way to self-sufficiency. This primary goal is the reason Goodwill, as a result of a years-long search, has pegged West Louisville as a location to expand its headquarters...
by Kyle Williams | Aug 12, 2020 | Goodwill, Goodwill Making News
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky’s Reintegrating Individuals Successfully Every Day (RISE) program was highlighted during Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s recent press conference regarding digital inclusion efforts. To battle digital inequity – which has been amplified...
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 &...
