https://www.goodwill.org/tag/transportation/ Local Goodwills are nonprofits that help people overcome challenges to build skills, find jobs and grow their careers. #PowerOfWork Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:23:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.goodwill.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-goodwill-site-icon-nobg-32x32.png https://www.goodwill.org/tag/transportation/ 32 32 https://www.goodwill.org/blog/my-story/cristina-pastor/ https://www.goodwill.org/blog/my-story/cristina-pastor/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:15:13 +0000 https://www.goodwill.org/?p=30067 After getting laid off in Florida, Cristina Pastor moved to Buffalo, NY, to be near family. Goodwill Industries of Western New York helped her find a job with regular daytime hours that gives her plenty of time with her five children.]]> https://www.goodwill.org/blog/my-story/cristina-pastor/feed/ 1 https://www.goodwill.org/press-releases/goodwill-and-the-walmart-foundation-stand-up/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.goodwill.org/?p=27805 https://www.goodwill.org/blog/news-updates/ok-goodwill-wins-1-4-million-to-provide-support-services-to-veterans/ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.goodwill.org/?p=26864 Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide supportive services to veteran families with very low incomes. Under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program, the Goodwill will join forces with six other organizations that serve veterans to provide services designed to promote stability.]]> https://www.goodwill.org/press-releases/goodwill-announces-new-initiative-to-serve-women-veterans-2/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:10:23 +0000 https://www.goodwill.org/?p=26357 https://www.goodwill.org/press-releases/houston-man-finds-career-success-through-goodwill-connections/ Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:31 +0000 https://www.goodwill.org/?p=25732 https://www.goodwill.org/blog/news-updates/health-care-industry-training-enables-path-to-self-sufficiency-in-california/ https://www.goodwill.org/blog/news-updates/health-care-industry-training-enables-path-to-self-sufficiency-in-california/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 16:10:07 +0000 https://www.goodwill.org/?p=25749 Goodwill, Serving the People of Southern Los Angeles County (Long Beach) is now in the seventh year of its Certified Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide training program. Between 2008 and 2012, nearly 900 people have been trained through this program, an 11-week program combining classroom instruction with hands on clinical training. These students in cohorts of 10-20 people receive the clinical training by Long Beach School for Adults instructors with weekly tests. They then attend an employer’s breakfast — set up “speed dating” style — that allows them to meet one-on-one with employers looking to hire. ]]> https://www.goodwill.org/blog/news-updates/health-care-industry-training-enables-path-to-self-sufficiency-in-california/feed/ 1 https://www.goodwill.org/press-releases/goodwill-and-rotary-clubs-form-alliance-to-help-thousands-earn-good-jobs/ Wed, 01 May 2013 13:39:35 +0000 https://www.goodwill.org/?p=25553 https://www.goodwill.org/blog/news-updates/goodwill-helps-homeless-men-in-dayton-get-quickly-back-to-work/ Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:29:18 +0000 https://www.goodwill.org/?p=24387 The Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley (Dayton, OH) Rapid Employment Program, which operates out of space at a nearby homeless shelter, has helped 194 homeless men get back to work since its inception in October 2011. The program is part of the county's 10-Year Homeless Solutions Plan and has helped men find jobs ranging from cross country truck driving, to positions at McDonalds, in retail, in factories and as security guards.]]> https://www.goodwill.org/press-releases/goodwill-and-hellowallet-to-provide-financial-assistance-to-enhance-peoples-lives/ Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:00:10 +0000 https://www.goodwill.org/?p=21853 https://www.goodwill.org/blog/news-updates/goodwill-salvation-army-join-forces-to-jump-start-careers-in-augusta-ga/ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:38:36 +0000 https://www.goodwill.org/?p=20668 When deciding to open its first satellite office in the Augusta area, Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA’s Job Connectionsm chose the Salvation Army’s Kroc Center to work closely with other community resources and to help serve new clients. The Kroc Center’s First Stop Family Service Center is a facility where people in need can receive assistance through a partnership of social service organizations such as Goodwill Industries.]]>