GOODWILL Making News
Goodwill Kentucky Awarded Grant from Google to Support AI Skilling Initiative
Goodwill Kentucky has been awarded a $30,000 grant from Google.org to support the Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator® (GDCA) AI Skilling Initiative. This initiative will integrate Google AI Essentials training into existing digital skills and employment programs to...
Goodwill Kentucky’s Excel Center® Celebrates 2025 Graduating Class
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Kentucky’s tuition-free high school for adults, The Excel Center®, held its fourth graduation ceremony yesterday at the Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Complex in Louisville. The ceremony honored more than 75 students who have taken...
Goodwill Kentucky Director of Development Named to Leadership Kentucky’s Class of 2025
Goodwill Kentucky Director of Development Andrew Gillette is one of 52 professionals to be named to Leadership Kentucky's Class of 2025. Leadership Kentucky’s 2025 flagship program consists of seven, three-day sessions between June and December, where participants...
Goodwill Kentucky Honored with CAHEC’s Outstanding Community Impact Award
Goodwill Kentucky is proud to have received the Outstanding Community Impact Award from CAHEC for the development of our West Louisville Opportunity Center. This award recognizes organizations that create meaningful change through innovative programs, dedicated...
Goodwill Kentucky Names New Director of Retail Operations
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Kentucky has hired Patricia Deitz as its new director of retail operations. Deitz brings more than two decades of retail experience and a passion for both customer and employee engagement. Deitz started her retail career as a cashier and...
Goodwill Kentucky CFO Mark Hohmann Named 2025 Best in Finance Honoree by Louisville Business First
Goodwill Kentucky is excited to announce that Chief Financial Officer Mark Hohmann has been recognized as one of the top financial leaders in the greater Louisville area by Louisville Business First. The publication named Hohmann as a 2025 Best in Finance honoree....
City of Bowling Green Renews Agreement for Goodwill Kentucky’s Another Way Program
LOUISVILLE, KY. – The City of Bowling Green has extended its partnership with Goodwill Kentucky’s Another Way program, which aims to support the unhoused population, through 2026. The total funding for this initiative amounts to $120,000. With this renewed agreement,...
Cornbread Hemp Sponsors Expungement Clinic with Goodwill Kentucky to Offer Second Chances in West Louisville
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Kentucky is proud to announce Cornbread Hemp as a sponsor for its upcoming expungement clinic, to be held at the Goodwill West Louisville Opportunity Center at 2820 W. Broadway on Tuesday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to noon. This community-focused...
Get to Know Goodwill Kentucky, Your Neighborhood Resource for Career and Educational Support, During Goodwill Week
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Every year during the first full week of May, Goodwill organizations across the U.S. and Canada celebrate Goodwill Week. The observance raises awareness of the Goodwill mission to transform lives through learning and the Power of Work®. This Goodwill...
The Spot: Young Adult Opportunity Center Hosts Graduation Ceremony for 2025 Class
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Last night, The Spot: Young Adult Opportunity Center, a partnership between Goodwill Industries of Kentucky and KentuckianaWorks, held a graduation ceremony at the Goodwill West Louisville Opportunity Center to celebrate its most recent graduating...
