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PHOENIX (October 24, 2008) — Shoppers lined up early Friday morning in anticipation of Goodwill of Central Arizona’s newest store and career center in Goodyear, located at the southeast corner of Litchfield Rd. and Van Buren St.

PHOENIX (October 9, 2008) — In order to meet the increased demand for Goodwill of Central Arizona’s job services, the nonprofit has expanded hours for its Yuma Career Center. The center will now remain open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.

PHOENIX (October 1, 2008) — Goodwill of Central Arizona hosted 441 job seekers and 34 employers on September 30 at the American Legion Hall in downtown Phoenix. According to Adam Wollmer, the 441 attendees marked the largest turnout for a Goodwill of Central Arizona job fair this year.

PHOENIX (October 1, 2008) — Each October is recognized by Congress as National Disability Employment Awareness Month in an effort to promote the important role that individuals with disabilities play within America’s work force. Goodwill Industries is the largest nonprofit provider of employment services for individuals with disabilities and other job seekers. For more than 60 years, Goodwill of Central Arizona has been providing job training and employment services to people with disabilities.

PHOENIX (September 5, 2008) — In order to meet the increased demand for Goodwill of Central Arizona’s career services, the nonprofit will expand the hours of four of its nine Career Centers. Partly due to changing conditions in the economy, jobseekers are requesting assistance at Goodwill’s Career Centers in record numbers.

PHOENIX (June 19, 2008) — Last year alone, more than $8 billion in gift cards went unused. Goodwill of Central Arizona sees an opportunity to turn those unused gift cards into community support through its 36 human services programs for central Arizona’s disadvantaged and disabled youth and adults. Goodwill’s human services programs offer job skills training, education and vocational services for those with employment barriers that can include physical and emotional barriers, welfare dependency, illiteracy, basic skills deficiencies and age.

PHOENIX (June 17, 2008) — Arizona consumers are feeling the financial crunch and workers are feeling burdened by economic uncertainty and a dwindling job market. Despite difficult circumstances, Goodwill of Central Arizona offers reprieve for anyone feeling the weight of the current financial outlook. More than a retail store – Goodwill of Central Arizona is a human services agency that offers 36 programs to give a “hand up” to individuals facing employment barriers.

PHOENIX (June 9, 2008) — This summer, 100 Phoenix youth will be given an opportunity to gain real world experience through Goodwill of Central Arizona’s Summer Youth Work Experience Program (SYWEP). The program is intended to provide experience to help youth develop confidence and basic work skills that will prepare them for a path of self-sufficiency.

PHOENIX (June 05, 2008) — Goodwill of Central Arizona’s Board of Directors has appointed the organization’s sixth President & Chief Executive Officer since the nonprofit opened its doors in 1947. James Teter, most recently the Chief Operating Officer at Calence, LLC in Tempe, Arizona, took the helm of the $60M non-profit organization on June 2, 2008.