Tacoma Goodwill’s New Military Veteran Program

Working at Goodwill day in and day out – what we work for every day is hard to imagine, especially when seated behind a cash register or in front of a computer. But, today was different – we announced something that brought my head up, stopped me dead in my tracks and encouraged me to [...]

 

May Graduates are Ready to Work!

It’s funny how, when you need positive energy it comes out to greet you. Yesterday was a chilly Tacoma spring day and I needed something to lift my spirits. Luckily, it was a Goodwill Graduation Ceremony day and little did I know, I was in for a real treat! We walked in to see Debbie Wooten as [...]

 

More Graduates – Pierce County Goodwill Programs Release Skilled Workers

Graduation Day at Goodwill is bitter sweet – we’re so proud, but it’s hard to let go, you know? We get so attached to our program participants. Each one giving their whole selves towards making a better life. The April Pierce County Graduation Ceremony’s guest speaker was Holt Dunbar, Semi-retired Vocational Rehabilitation Instructor. As he spoke [...]

 

Congratulations Graduates!

Congratulations to the Warehouse & Logistics Winter 2012 graduating class! The following people completed a rigorous 7-week program that covered an array of skills, including, basic computer, customer service, and work-readiness. They received a general warehouse clerk certificate, forklift certificate and on-the-job work experience. Learn more about the Warehouse & Logistics class. We’re proud of this [...]

 

The Herald: Goodwill Puyallup helps with Christmas cheer

“We’re really all about helping people get on their feet and get to work,” Hayes said. “We turn donations into jobs and job training. When people shop at the Christmas stores or Goodwill, they’re helping their neighbors go to work.” Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/11/30/1925870/goodwill-puyallup-helps-with-christmas.html#ixzz1fCvi3x4s

 

Business Examiner: Goodwill receives $75K for warehouse/logistics program

The Business Examiner featured Tacoma Goodwill’s recent Boeing Grant award. View the full article here.

 

Goodwill Receives Boeing Grant

The Boeing Company recently awarded Tacoma Goodwill with a $75,000 grant, critical to the successful continuation of Goodwill’s Career Pipeline Project in Warehouse & Logistics. Launched in 2009 in partnership with Tacoma Community College, this free, seven-week, 30-hour a week intensive course provides employer-approved classes in the transportation/Warehouse/Logistics field to job seekers 18 and older, [...]

 

Seattle – KING-tv features Goodwill award winner in transit issue

Michael Bulling, the 2011 Kenneth Shaw Graduate of the Year for Goodwill Industries International, advocated for people with disabilities during a June 13 Pierce Transit hearing on the cutback of services. Bulling, 34, of Lakewood, has cerebral palsy and works as a custodian at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for Capitol Building Maintenance. He received the Tacoma [...]

 

Jail to job-ready: Longview Goodwill trains those who need it most

Great article about one of our job training particants and their success in our program. Read it: Jail to job-ready: Longview Goodwill trains those who need it most Cody Abel-Gipson is one of our graduates from our Work Opportunity Center located in Longview, location address is below and phone is (360) 425-6929 for more information. [...]

 

Perfect your handshake it is National Handshake Day

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 [...]

 
Page 1 of 512345
© 2011 Tacoma Goodwill, 714 27TH ST, Tacoma, WA