GOODWILL Making News
The Excel Center® – our first tuition-free high school for adults – under construction in south Louisville
In Kentucky, there are more than 300,000 working-age adults who have not completed high school or earned an equivalent certification. Their median annual earnings are $18,137 compared to the $25,191 per year that adults with a high school diploma earn. To help change...
Goodwill Chief External Affairs Officer DeVone Holt talks ongoing initiatives with Louisville Business First
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Chief External Affairs Officer DeVone Holt recently joined Louisville Business First to discuss some recent and ongoing initiatives that help drive our mission of serving the underserved. Holt discussed our upcoming move to West...
RELEASE: GOODWILL REBRANDING RESOURCE AND PROGRAM SERVICES LOCATIONS AS “OPPORTUNITY CENTERS”
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, one of the commonwealth's largest nonprofit providers of support services for second chance and impoverished populations is shifting how and where it serves Kentuckians in need. Earlier this year, Goodwill announced a...
Goodwill Director of Finance and Accounting Andrew Wise named Louisville Business First 2022 “Best in Finance” honoree
We’d like to highlight and congratulate our Director of Finance and Accounting Andrew Wise for being named a Louisville Business First 2022 “Best in Finance” honoree! The Best in Finance Awards honor outstanding professionals working in a finance position at a...
Goodwill to host second annual Second Chance Conference on April 29
LOUISVILLE, KY. – April is National Second Chance Month – a time to raise awareness of the many barriers that formerly incarcerated people face, spotlight the important work being done by community-based organizations and empower second-chance individuals to achieve...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky names Dr. Marsha Berry interim director of The Excel Center®
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has announced that Dr. Marsha Berry is the interim director of The Excel Center®, Kentucky’s first tuition-free high school for adults. Berry will lead a team of teachers and career coaches to help adults who dropped...
Goodwill program provides “Another Way” for individuals with visible needs
Our Another Way program is designed to address the gap in the labor market by providing 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...
How Kentucky is celebrating Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate the vital role of women in American history. Did you know that about 70% of nonprofit employees are women? At Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, we’re proud to be represented by the many women who help shape our...
Goodwill, Kentucky College of Barbering team up to provide free haircuts to Goodwillers – and more
At Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, our mission is to reduce poverty through “the power of work.” We carry out that mission by connecting Kentuckians with resources that promote self-sufficiency. And we don’t do it alone – in 2021, we partnered with 871 community...
Goodwill changes hours of operation for 64 of 67 retail stores and donation centers
Beginning May 2, 2022, all Goodwill Industries of Kentucky retail stores and donation centers - with the exception of three locations - will alter their store hours of operation to: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The exceptions are the...
