GOODWILL Making News
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...
Goodwill to build “Opportunity Campus” as part of West Louisville expansion
At Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, we specialize in opportunity. Our programs and services provide a hand up for vulnerable populations through the power of work. This mission is why we aren’t only expanding our headquarters to West Louisville – we’re planning an...
Are you in need of affordable transportation? The Goodwill Cars to Work program wants to help you!
Jeremy Greenlee had to rebuild his life, overcoming several obstacles. One of Jeremy’s barriers was reliable transportation to and from work. After he found employment with assistance from Goodwill career services, he spoke to his career coach about his current...
Story Behind the Stores: Haley
Haley was mother to a toddler and pregnant with her second child by the age of 20. As a high school dropout, her prospects for reliable employment were slim. She needed financial flexibility but didn’t know where to turn before she came across an opportunity with the...
Director of Community-Based Career Services Kimberly Boyd-Lane discusses partnership with Russell: A Place of Promise
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Director of Community-Based Career Services Kimberly Boyd-Lane was featured on a recent virtual interview series organized by community partner Russell: A Place of Promise. Boyd-Lane joined Dana Johnson, project manager, and Elliott...
Story Behind the Stores: Lisa Yonts
When the father of her children was involved in a drunk-driving incident that resulted in a prison sentence, Lisa became a single mother with no source of income. Relying on government assistance, she gathered every resource available and began volunteering at the...
Goodwill partner Republic Bank named among top corporate philanthropists
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky partner Republic Bank & Trust Co. has been named a 2020 Partners in Philanthropy honoree in the Large Company Category by Louisville Business First. Since Goodwill began its initiative to embrace the justice-involved community in...
