Mission Blog Posts – Workforce Development

That’s why Goodwill believes that offsetting unemployment starts when a person is young. And that's the vision of Junior Achievement’s Finance Park. Finance Park is a series of facilities around the DMV that teach young minds (mostly 7th and 8th graders) about financial literacy. 

The pandemic has tested us like nothing we have ever experienced before. However, you are resilient. With planning and forethought – you will make this work.

To celebrate Mother's Day, we asked the working Moms of Goodwill to share their words of inspiration. We hope that these stories and advice will guide you through your victories and struggles, helping you achieve your highest levels of personal success. We are honored to have every one of these incredible women on our team. We wouldn't be Goodwill without them.

Every year during the first full week of May, Goodwill organizations across the United States and Canada celebrate Goodwill Industries Week to highlight the Goodwill mission — transforming lives and communities through the power of education and employment. This year, Goodwill Industries Week runs May 1-7.

Looking beyond the planet, Goodwill of Greater Washington doesn’t just emphasize environmental sustainability practices, but also economic and cultural sustainability. We believe in taking a holistic approach towards the intersection of all three levels of social sustainability that are required to develop a fully engaged and successful community. 

We thought about spotlighting the hundreds of volunteering opportunities available in the DC region. However, we chose to look at a volunteering effort that is something any of us can do in our everyday lives. Mentoring.

It takes a lot of team effort and planning to open a new Goodwill location, more than we ourselves sometimes can comprehend. However, we always remember that it truly does take a village to bring it all to life for our community. We spoke with Dwayne Pierce, Hayfield's incoming General Manager, to provide you an inside look at the effort involved in opening a new Goodwill and expert tips for navigating opening day. 

To conclude our month of recognition and celebration for Women’s History Month, our Goodwill Team put together a Women’s History Month panel to give you the opportunity to meet our inspiring female leaders across the organization.

Throughout March, our nation will proudly celebrate Women's History Month, a time when we'll collectively highlight extraordinary accomplishments and historical contributions made by women. As a part of our organization's celebrations, we will spotlight members of our Goodwill family and share the importance of Women's History Month, in their own words, through the lenses of their unique experiences.

Throughout March, our nation will proudly celebrate Women's History Month, a time when we'll collectively highlight extraordinary accomplishments and historical contributions made by women. As a part of our organization's celebrations, we will spotlight members of our Goodwill family and share the importance of Women's History Month, in their own words, through the lenses of their unique experiences.