GOODWILL Making News
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...
Media roundup from press conference announcing $100 million investment in west Louisville
Yesterday, we announced a historic $100 million investment with Norton Healthcare in west Louisville, which will result in our “Opportunity Campus” and the area’s first hospital in more than 100 years. West Louisville is a nine-neighborhood community where the median...
Goodwill and Norton Healthcare partner for historic $100M investment in West Louisville
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Norton Healthcare and Governor Andy Beshear today announced a $100 million investment in West Louisville that will bring a collection of life-enhancing programs and services to one of Kentucky’s most underserved...
Goodwill teams up with Recycled Rides to help donate vehicle to Pikeville man
We were proud to partner with National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides program to donate a car to Pikeville resident Jeremy Yeager last week. Yeager wasn’t able to see his kids and walked as much as three miles to work and seven miles to the grocery store. "I...
Story Behind the Stores: Store manager for nearly 24 years, Donna takes pride in the mission
Our Middlesboro store may be small – but the effect it has on its community is big! In 2021, it earned the Store of Excellence Award and was named a Fab 5 store in each quarter. In March, it broke its all-time monthly sales record. But for Donna, the store manager,...