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Goodwill celebrates Older Americans Month: Ardith’s SCSEP story
Established in 1963, Older Americans Month (OAM) is celebrated every May. Led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), OAM is a time to recognize older Americans' contributions, highlight aging trends and reaffirm commitments to serving the older adults in...
Goodwill celebrates Older Americans Month: Teena’s SCSEP story
Established in 1963, Older Americans Month (OAM) is celebrated every May. Led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), OAM is a time to recognize older Americans' contributions, highlight aging trends and reaffirm commitments to serving the older adults in...
Goodwill celebrates Older Americans Month: Donna’s SCSEP story
Established in 1963, Older Americans Month (OAM) is celebrated every May. Led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), OAM is a time to recognize older Americans' contributions, highlight aging trends and reaffirm commitments to serving the older adults in...
Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana awards Goodwill $50,000 grant to support Work Ready Certificate program
The Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana awarded Goodwill Industries of Kentucky a $50,000 grant to support the Work Ready Certificate program, a job-training program for justice-involved individuals reintegrating back into the workforce. Goodwill was one of 25 nonprofit...
Goodwill Industries® Week Celebrates the Power of Work
Every year during the first full week of May, Goodwill organizations across the United States and Canada celebrate Goodwill Industries Week to highlight the Goodwill mission — transforming lives through the power of work. This year, Goodwill Industries Week runs May 5...
Norton Healthcare’s Mobile Primary Care to set up at Metro Louisville Opportunity Center on weekly basis
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Norton Healthcare held an open house for Mobile Primary Care, a Norton prevention and wellness initiative, at Goodwill Industries of Kentucky’s Metro Louisville Opportunity Center. The Mobile Primary Care has made the Center a part of its...
Power of Work’s JRA program holds graduation ceremony for class of April 2024
On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky's Power of Work Program held a ceremony for the most recent graduates of its Job Readiness Activity (JRA). The class, which gave itself the name, "The Precious Overcomers," completed 120 hours of...
Media Roundup: Goodwill hosts series of reentry events for Second Chance Month
As a champion in the second-chance space, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky was proud to celebrate Second Chance Month in April, a time to raise awareness and improve perceptions of justice-involved individuals, encourage second-chance opportunities and fair-chance...
Mission Monday: Married couple Tommy and Jennifer Simcoe found their second chance at Goodwill
April is Second Chance Month, and marrie couple Jennifer and Tommy Simcoe both found their second chances at Goodwill. Tommy started as a material handler at our Hikes Point store and is now the Louisville E-commerce manager. After beginning her career as a cashier...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky names director of IT
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has hired Joshua Thompson as its director of information technology. Thompson most recently served as the senior manager of vendor applications for Yum! Brands’ IT Shared Services team. Thompson has more than 15 years...