Did you just upgrade vehicles and the idea of trying to sell your old car or truck is painful to even think about? All that work…taking a picture, making the ad, meeting with people, isn’t the whole idea nauseating? Eliminate the stress and donate it to Goodwill! What are the benefits? Get a tax deduction [...]
Please join us in celebrating World Environment Day and this year’s theme ‘Many Species. One Planet. One Future’, by diverting gently used goods from landfills by recycling and donating those items to Goodwill. Where can you donate? Please visit http://tacomagoodwill.org/donate/ for donation locations. Saturday June 5th is World Environment day and what better way to [...]
The Ellensburg Goodwill Store was featured in an article today in the Ellensburg Daily Record. Manager Susan Thornsberry is representing Goodwill and providing the openness that allowed Goodwill to be featured. Also, thanks to Susan’s staff, including donation attendant Josh Cruz, who is pictured in the article. The story can be seen at this link: [...]
The need for job training and placement services throughout Tacoma Goodwill’s service area has grown in these difficult economic times. The increased need has been the catalyst for the new building in Tacoma as well as a bigger center in Yakima and expansion in Longview. In Yakima, the need for services has increased by more [...]
Building Connections…Changing Lives The Goodwill Breakfast held May 4, 2010 recognized personal achievements of Tacoma Goodwill participants and business partners making a difference in our community. Generous contributions from sponsors and event attendees support Goodwill’s scholarship fund and job training programs. Guests of the “Ready to Work” event also helped Goodwill graduates hone interview skills [...]
Excitement mounts as final preparations for the Ready to Work Breakfast are completed: materials are being moved to the convention center, the tables are being set and volunteers are hard at work. Tomorrow morning from 7:30am to 9:00am the breakfast will take place in the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. The Ready to Work [...]
A $1.36 million federal grant will provide more job training and placement services for older workers, particularly in Pierce, Thurston, Grays Harbor and Lewis counties where waiting lists are longest. The Department of Labor grant announced Jan. 29 will fund 140 placements into the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), according to Richard Corak, director [...]
It’s crunch time! We are about a week away from this year’s Ready to Work Goodwill Breakfast and everyone is hard at work putting the final touches together in preparation for our Annual Breakfast. This is a wonderful event that showcases some excellent people that are direct results of our programs. There will be 3 [...]
