GOODWILL Making News
Goodwill names new manager of Metro Louisville Opportunity Center
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has promoted Shaun Israel to manager of its Metro Louisville Opportunity Center at 909 East Broadway, the nonprofit’s first-ever Opportunity Center. Israel began with Goodwill in August 2022 as an Another Way career coach. In her...
Goodwill promotes Sharon Allgeier to senior manager of homeless initiatives
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky announced it has promoted Sharon Allgeier to senior manager of homeless initiatives. Allgeier previously served as the program manager for the Another Way program, which began as a pilot program under Allgeier’s leadership. As the...
U of L School of Dentistry opens clinic inside West Louisville Opportunity Center
On Friday, the University of Louisville School of Dentistry officially opened its clinic inside Goodwill's West Louisville Opportunity Center on the Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus. The clinic is open to residents of west Louisville and Goodwill program...
Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana awards Goodwill $50,000 grant to support Work Ready Certificate program
The Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana awarded Goodwill Industries of Kentucky a $50,000 grant to support the Work Ready Certificate program, a job-training program for justice-involved individuals reintegrating back into the workforce. Goodwill was one of 25 nonprofit...
Goodwill Industries® Week Celebrates the Power of Work
Every year during the first full week of May, Goodwill organizations across the United States and Canada celebrate Goodwill Industries Week to highlight the Goodwill mission — transforming lives through the power of work. This year, Goodwill Industries Week runs May 5...
Norton Healthcare’s Mobile Primary Care to set up at Metro Louisville Opportunity Center on weekly basis
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Norton Healthcare held an open house for Mobile Primary Care, a Norton prevention and wellness initiative, at Goodwill Industries of Kentucky’s Metro Louisville Opportunity Center. The Mobile Primary Care has made the Center a part of its...
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...
