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Our training programs help people get jobs.
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Our stores provide good things at good prices.
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Our youth programs make the future brighter.
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Just as there are things you recycle, there are things you donate.
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Goodwill, not landfill.
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.
Marcelina Reyes - The Boston Career Link Connection
Marcelina Reyes - The Boston Career Link Connection
When the textile company where Marcelina Reyes had worked for 18 years suddenly moved overseas, Reyes wasn’t quite sure what to do or where to turn.
But the Dominican Republic native found the services she needed close at hand. Boston Career Link made it possible for her to find new employment.
Boston Career Link is the one-stop career center operated by Goodwill that offers universal access to a broad range of career counseling services, career resources, workshops, job fairs, and special programs to connect job seekers with employers.
For Reyes, she especially needed to improve her English and worked with a Boston Career Link career advisor to find the right program. Her career advisor connected her to the International Institute of Boston where Reyes enrolled in and completed an English for Employment class.
"When I lost my job, I had no idea where to go for help, but my career advisor explained the whole process to me," Reyes said. Armed with improved language skills, Reyes was able to find employment as a housekeeper at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Waltham. "I’m very happy there," Reyes said.
While Reyes came to Boston Career Link for a training connection, others come to learn about current openings, receive assistance in their job search, learn job search techniques, and receive instruction on how to apply for a job online.
Did you know?
Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries annually serves more than 600,000 retail customers by providing them with access to quality clothing and household items at very affordable prices.
Leo Purcell: The Life-Changing Connection
A wonderful example of the success of Goodwill’s social enterprise programs is Leo Purcell who is now a team leader in Goodwill’s Somerville store. "I don’t know what I would have done if it hadn’t been for Goodwill," he says. "You see, it all happened because, well, because I had some trouble with the law. Nobody would hire me. Nobody. I tried everywhere and everything, but I couldn’t get a job."
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