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Our training programs help people get jobs.
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Our stores sell good things at good prices for a good cause.
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Our youth programs make the future brighter.
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NOT CHARITY, BUT A CHANCE.
Our mission is to provide exemplary job training and related services to help individuals with disabilities and other barriers to self-sufficiency to achieve independence and dignity through work.
Board of Directors
CHAIR
Steven Pogorzelski
Chief Executive Officer
ClickFuel.com
VICE CHAIR
Kevin Bottomley
President & CEO
Danversbank
CLERK
Theresa M. Bresten
Treasurer
HP Hood LLC
TREASURER
Nancy L. Aubrey
Managing Director
McGladrey
PRESIDENT
Joanne K. Hilferty
President & CEO
Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries
Ed Cassidy
Director
AEW Capital Management, LP
Jovita Fontanez
Office of Neighborhood Development
City of Boston
Stephanie Lovell
Vice President and General Counsel
Boston Medical Center
Allen Maltz
Chief Financial Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Michael Manoogian
Sr. Vice President, Director of Stores
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Linda Thompson
Vice President Human Resources
New England Baptist Hospital
D. Ellen Wilson
Executive Vice President
Fidelity Investments (retired)
Did you know?
Headed to the movies anytime soon? If the film was shot in Massachusetts, there is a good chance some of the furniture from the movie will appear soon at a neighborhood Goodwill - a bit of Hollywood glam for a thrift store price.
Rugenia Zimmerman: The Career-Course Connection
For Rugenia Zimmerman, the recession was a wake-up call. She had been working in the healthcare field for 25 years and knew that caring for people was her passion. But she also knew that losing her job as a patient observer at a local hospital was a very real possibility due to cutbacks and layoffs. Wisely, Rugenia sensed it was time to look into job training options that would help her transition to a better job with more security. She found out about Goodwill’s Human Services Employment Ladder Program (HELP) and enrolled. For Rugenia, this eight-week class that prepares individuals to work in the human services industry was just the ticket she needed to advance in a line of work she already loved.
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