GOODWILL Making News
Power of Work’s JRA program holds graduation ceremony for class of April 2024
On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky's Power of Work Program held a ceremony for the most recent graduates of its Job Readiness Activity (JRA). The class, which gave itself the name, "The Precious Overcomers," completed 120 hours of...
Media Roundup: Goodwill hosts series of reentry events for Second Chance Month
As a champion in the second-chance space, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky was proud to celebrate Second Chance Month in April, a time to raise awareness and improve perceptions of justice-involved individuals, encourage second-chance opportunities and fair-chance...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky names director of IT
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has hired Joshua Thompson as its director of information technology. Thompson most recently served as the senior manager of vendor applications for Yum! Brands’ IT Shared Services team. Thompson has more than 15 years...
Goodwill to commemorate Second Chance Month in April with series of reentry events
LOUISVILLE, KY. – As a champion in the second-chance space, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky is proud to celebrate Second Chance Month in April, a time to raise awareness and improve perceptions of justice-involved individuals, encourage second-chance opportunities and...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky President and CEO Amy Luttrell featured in Louisville Business First’s Power 50
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky President and CEO Amy Luttrell is featured in Louisville Business First's 2024 Power 50, an annual special section which highlights 50 of the most influential people in Greater Louisville’s business and related communities. To compile...
Media Roundup: Goodwill cuts ribbon on West Louisville Opportunity Center
Yesterday, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky cut the ribbon on its largest mission-related investment in its 100-year history: the West Louisville Opportunity Center. The Opportunity Center, part of the Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus, houses Goodwill’s...
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky cuts ribbon on West Louisville Opportunity Center on Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Today, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky hosted the grand opening celebration for its new West Louisville Opportunity Center. The 125,000 square-foot, $50 million resource center is the largest mission-related investment in the 100-year history of the...
Goodwill names director of West Louisville Opportunity Center
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has named Emery Scott Lee as the director of its West Louisville Opportunity Center, the nonprofit’s largest of 12 statewide Opportunity Centers, scheduled to officially open on March 20. Lee previously served as the...
Blak Koffee to open new location in Goodwill West Louisville Opportunity Center
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has announced that Blak Koffee will be opening a new location inside the nonprofit’s West Louisville Opportunity Center at 2820 West Broadway, which is set to officially open its doors to West Louisville residents in...
Goodwill partners with Pulaski County Detention Center to provide clothing for inmates upon release
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has announced a partnership with the Pulaski County Detention Center that will allow the facility to immediately prepare a supply of clothing for inmates upon their release. Often, individuals released from...