GOODWILL Making News
Community Engagement Coordinator Ben Haydon named to TOPS Magazine’s Top 50 under 50
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Community Engagement Coordinator Ben Haydon has been named to TOPS in Lexington’s Top 50 Under 50 for his work and involvement with the community. Ben is featured in the most recent issue of TOPS in Lexington, which details his role...
Story Behind the Stores: Susan Nakintu
Susan Nakintu moved to the United States from Uganda when she was 14 years old. She’s the firstborn child in her family, made up currently of her mother, who lacks education, and her siblings. She lost her father when she was younger, meaning it’s her duty as the...
RISE program now offering services in Lexington, Bowling Green, Pikeville
Is your background keeping you from obtaining reliable employment? Do you lack the necessary skills to set yourself apart from other job candidates? Let us help. We embrace the justice-involved community with our Reintegrating Individuals Successfully Every Day (RISE)...
Story Behind the Stores: Demontez Campbell
Twenty-one million Americans are in the grip of addiction, fighting for control of their lives in a battle that often leads to poverty, incarceration and in some cases, death. And yet, roughly 10 percent seek treatment for their dependency. Forty to 60 percent of that...
Goodwill a proud sponsor for Kentucky Criminal Justice Forum discussion series
At Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, we specialize in offering opportunities to Kentuckians with barriers to entering – or reentering – the workforce, especially those with criminal backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud sponsor for a series of virtual community...
SCSEP hosts zoom meetings with community leaders, employers, participants for National Employ Older Workers Week
In celebration of National Employ Older Workers Week, our SCSEP has hosted a luncheon and daily zoom meetings with upwards of 500 current and past community leaders, employers and/or workforce development individuals. Attendees have shared during the meetings the many...
Goodwill’s SCSEP featured by WTVQ for National Employ Older Workers Week
We at Goodwill Industries of Kentucky are proud to celebrate National Employ Older Workers Week by highlighting a program that is designed for low-income job seekers age 55 or older. The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) connects older workers to...
Peer Support Specialist Demond Bush, VP of External Affairs DeVone Holt detail “Opportunity Campus” on WDRB
At Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, we serve thousands of job seekers across the Commonwealth looking for a hand up – not a handout – while entering the workforce. Soon, those services and more will be offered in West Louisville, where a higher-than-average percentage...
VP of External Affairs DeVone Holt on context, importance of West Louisville expansion
Our expansion to West Louisville hits close to home for our Vice President of External Affairs DeVone Holt. As a resident, he’s had a front-row view of the decline in economic growth of the area; And on a professional level, he’s strived to improve those conditions....
Goodwill President and CEO Amy Luttrell discusses West Louisville expansion on WAVE 3 Listens Live!
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky President and CEO Amy Luttrell recently joined WAVE 3 Listens Live! to discuss the planned expansion of our headquarters and career services to West Louisville. Goodwill announced in late April the purchase of a 20-acre property at 28th...
