The recent job fair at Goodwill’s® Job Connection at the Simpsonville Goodwill® store brought out more than twenty thousand job seekers. This year job seekers were hoping to be hired as machine operators through a company called Core Staff Services. The fair also showcased the 2500 square feet of new space at Job Connection that houses training rooms, interview rooms and a conference room. In addition to more space to accommodate more job seekers, there are computers to aid in job searches and faxes and printer to assist with resumes. Job Connection is dedicated to matching job seekers with potential employers with the services Goodwill® provides such as job preparation classes, resume help and lists of openings. Just as Goodwill® stores depend on donations of clothing and household items, their career centers and job connection job fairs depend on car donation to continue to help the disabled and disadvantaged reach their job potential. Vehicle donation helps them continue to meet the increase in demand they have seen since the economic downturn. Many people who can’t donate cash know they can donate used clothing to help Goodwill® and now they can donate a car to charity as well. Your car donation to Goodwill® helps a charity whose main focus is getting people back to work.
When Goodwill® founder Edgar J. Helms began his mission, he simply wanted to find a means of providing work for the poor. He began his mission simply collecting discarded household items from the trash of the wealthy and hiring the poor to repair the items. The items were resold in what are now known as the Goodwill® stores. Today Goodwill® remains true to Helms’ mission in providing training employment and career services to the disabled and disadvantaged, and car donation plays a role in funding these services. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your vehicle donation helps Goodwill® meet the diverse needs of the people who come through their doors. Despite the economic downturn, Goodwill’s® training programs and their ability to find out where opportunity lies has helped many people find and keep jobs. With so many people coming to Goodwill® to get back to work, they are in need of people who can donate a car. Your auto donation will help Goodwill® continue to provide their training and careers services so that they can continue to help more people get back to work and on the road to financial independence.
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20091230/TRIBUNETIMES/912300307/1071/YOURUPSTATE02/Goodwill-helps-residents-with-jobs
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