Announcing: Our Goodwill Stor(i)es, the new Goodwill Podcast!

Youngstown Area Goodwill and the Youngstown Radio Reading Service are proud to announce their new podcast series, Our Goodwill Stor(i)es! Each week, tune in right here in the News & Events page on Goodwill’s website to hear stories and interviews from inside Goodwill’s walls and throughout the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys. We will interview guests, including Goodwill leadership, retail employees, volunteers, and clients, with the hope of sharing Goodwill’s impact on the community. Unique.

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Jun

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The Junior Group of Goodwill Announces 2020 Gems Jewelry Sale & Charity Auction

Mark your calendar for Friday, March 13, 2020. The Junior Group of Youngstown Area Goodwill asks you to save the date for the 2020 Gems Jewelry Sale & Charity Auction. This year’s event will be held on Friday, March 13, 2020, with Stambaugh Auditorium’s doors opening at 5:30pm. Gems is Goodwill’s only fundraiser, and it raised over $40,000 for Goodwill’s Mission Services last year. This contribution helps Goodwill develop training and job preparation programs.

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Jun

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CVS Training Lab Opens at Goodwill’s Headquarters

Goodwill’s CVS Health Retail Training Program to include customer service, merchandising, and register skill building Goodwill unveiled its new CVS Mock Store and Training Lab on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at 1pm at its Belmont Avenue headquarters . The Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony began in Goodwill’s cafeteria with several speakers and emceed by Denis Robinson, Sr., Director of Mission Services at Goodwill. Susan Pugh from Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities spoke on.

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May

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Mission Moment: Andrew’s Story

By the time he was eight years old, Andrew Lawler had lived in five foster homes before being adopted. Always with the dream of attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and being an actor, Andrew struggled in school, eventually dropping out and finding himself living at the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley when he was nineteen years old. While in a meeting with his advisor at the Mission, a Goodwill job coach called.

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May

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Army Veteran Discovers New Purpose through Goodwill’s Job Placement Services

Meet Roy Austin. A Youngstown, Ohio native, East High School graduate and Army National Guard veteran. Typically, you slow down with age, but not Roy. He came to the realization in his 60’s that he wanted to do more with his life and help make a difference in the lives of others. Like many of us, Roy did not want to ask for help. However, he took a leap of faith and found gratification.