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