Great prices, convenient donation drop-off, jobs all help community DES MOINES – A new Des Moines Goodwill Store will open Sept. 17 and feature great shopping values, a convenient drop-off for tax-deductible, gently used clothes and household goods, and provide support for Goodwill’s job-training and placement programs. A grand opening ceremony will take place that [...]
Goodwill’s Milgard center dedication an emotional event
LaTasha Smith admits she was defeating herself, scraping by with no future for herself or her daughter. She was afraid of seeing the bills, hearing from bill collectors and being embarrassed from not having enough money.
Cody Brown had held several jobs – at a restaurant and car dealership – but admits he was reaching a dead end. “Before Goodwill, I don’t think I could have had a job – I didn’t know what I wanted or liked to do,” said Cody, who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
When Brittany Bailey was growing up in California, she faced an abusive home life, serious illness and even homelessness. “If I was still back home, who knows, I would be in jail or on drugs, because that was the atmosphere,” she notes.
Donations of gently used clothing supports Goodwill’s job training
Job searches, a graduation and GED class among highlights
Tacoma Goodwill facility transforms job training and placement services
Series of events planned for opening of Milgard Work Opportunity Center
