GOODWILL Making News
Goodwill Launches “Opportunity is Knocking” Capital Campaign to Help Build $50 Million Campus in West Louisville
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky is asking its partners, supporters and neighbors to contribute to the biggest mission-related project in its 99-year history by making a financial donation that will help complete its $50 million campus in West...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky names Martha Stephenson vice president of career services
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky announced that Martha Stephenson has been promoted to vice president of career services. She most recently served as a director of career services for the nonprofit. In her new role as VP of career services, Stephenson...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky joins Google program to offer digital skills training for individuals impacted by incarceration
Louisville, KY — Today, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky announced it’s working with Google to provide digital skills programs to advance economic opportunity for people impacted by incarceration. In June, Google shared its investing $4 million toward a new fund that...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky celebrates Donor Appreciation Month in November
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has recently taken unprecedented strides to create pathways out of poverty for Kentuckians and will use the month of November to celebrate the contributions donors have made to support its new programs and services....
New branding, vans, staff announced for Another Way program in Louisville
The Another Way program in Louisville, which provides individuals with visible needs opportunities to gain job skills and work-based learning opportunities rather than directly engaging other people for money on sidewalks and other rights of way, is a pilot...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky hires vice president of property and facilities
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has hired Jon Eller as vice president of property and facilities. Eller joins the organization with more than 20 years of experience in construction and facilities. In his role as vice president of property and...
The Spot: Young Adult Opportunity Campus to hold graduation ceremony
LOUISVILLE, KY. – The Spot: Young Adult Opportunity Campus will hold a ceremony for graduates of its job-readiness and self-sufficiency programs on Friday, October 28, from 4-6 p.m. at the Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center at 3029 W Muhammad Ali Blvd.,...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky celebrates National Employ Older Workers Week
LOUISVILLE, KY. – The Goodwill Industries of Kentucky and its Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) are celebrating National Employ Older Workers Week — September 25 – 30, 2022 — which recognizes the vital role of older workers in the workforce and...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky to celebrate opening of The Excel Center®, Kentucky’s first high school for adults, with ribbon cutting
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky will celebrate the opening of The Excel Center®, its tuition-free high school for adults, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, September 28 at 1 p.m. in front of the school, located at 6203 Preston Highway,...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky to host series of Opportunity Expos for community partners, justice-involved individuals
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky and Norton Healthcare recently broke ground on a historic initiative in West Louisville: the Norton Healthcare Goodwill “Opportunity Campus,” which will house Goodwill’s new headquarters, a 120,000 square-foot...