What does your handshake say about you? You’ve probably heard a story about how wimpy a handshake was or how aggressive a handshake was; make your story a good one. Our handshakes often can be a lasting first impression whether at a job interview or while networking for a job. Goodwill, as part of our [...]
Our older worker program was featured in the Business Examiner, based in Tacoma. This program is targeted towards low-income persons age 55 and older. The program helps workers build current work skills and develop a current work history to assist in their job search efforts. It is a great article, read it here
The Key to Change Goodwill Financial Education Program has graduated 446 students and they are on pace to exceed their goal of 548!! Excellent job! This program teaches students to successfully manage their finances. It is an eye-opener for many who have to really look at and write down their expenses versus income. They have [...]
Are you interested in starting a career in food service? You need some training to help break into the industry? Please join us for the culinary program meet and greet to start exploring the possibilities. When: June 24th from 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm Where: 714 S 27th St, Tacoma, WA Who to contact: Jeff [...]
Goodwill had phenomenal success as a VITA location this year. We categorically outpaced other pierce county locations in the number of people we serviced. What is VITA? The Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who cannot afford professional assistance. Volunteers prepare basic tax returns for taxpayers [...]
http://jobs.tacomagoodwill.org/ Participants have a new way to learn about and apply to jobs. The Tacoma Goodwill territory launched a new job leads tool for their participants, partners, and staff. This tool allows users to login with existing accounts at, for example, Google, Facebook, Yahoo!. It helps ensure that Tacoma Goodwill helps their participants obtain and [...]
The story of Tacoma Goodwill Graduate of the Year Michael Bulling is being featured this week on the Goodwill homepage, www.goodwill.org and on the “My Story” page, http://www.goodwill.org/my-story/michael-bulling/. The page features his inspiring video seen at The Goodwill Breakfast. Michael works as a custodian at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Every month we put on a graduation event for our participants. During these graduations we have the opportunity to recognize the success of the participants and to celebrate their graduation from a Tacoma Goodwill program. It is a very powerful experience that displays not only the success of our programs but most importantly the growth [...]
