February 19, 2015: 8 year journey culminates with Olympia Outlet Store & Recycle Center Opening Sandra Collins’ journey: former Goodwill trainee is the new outlet store manager At noon on February 19, Thurston County officially had 35 more jobs, adding paycheck purchasing power of $350,000 to the local economy. The opening of the 29,000… Continue reading New Outlet Store in Olympia
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Success Story: Darren (Operation: GoodJobs)
Darren suffered from dyslexia in high school back in the 1970s – before schools properly addressed learning disabilities. Although he struggled with the work and didn’t fit in, he refused to accept advice from his guidance counselors that his career goal should be settling for work in a store or gas station. Since then he… Continue reading Success Story: Darren (Operation: GoodJobs)