Skip to content
Search:
Search
Locations

|

Contact

|

Join Our Team
Goodwill
Olympics & Rainier Region
GoodwillGoodwill
  • Shop
    • Sales
    • Shop Online
    • Locations
    • Purchase Gift Cards
    • Blog
    • Customer Feedback Survey
  • Donate
    • Locations
    • Donation Guidelines
    • Community Donations
    • Sustainability
    • Donor Feedback Survey
    • Digital Tax Receipt
  • Job Training & Career Pathways
    • Career Pathway Offerings
    • Register Today
    • Training Locations and Site Safety
  • Get Involved
    • Fund For Good
    • Give A Gift
    • Hire Our Grads
    • Partner With Us
    • Community Resources
    • Join Our Team
    • Donate
  • Who We Are
    • 2021 Annual Report
    • Becoming an Antiracist Organization
    • Reopening Information
    • People Stories
    • Leadership
    • Join Our Team
    • Press
    • Contact Us
  • Shop
    • Sales
    • Shop Online
    • Locations
    • Purchase Gift Cards
    • Blog
    • Customer Feedback Survey
  • Donate
    • Locations
    • Donation Guidelines
    • Community Donations
    • Sustainability
    • Donor Feedback Survey
    • Digital Tax Receipt
  • Job Training & Career Pathways
    • Career Pathway Offerings
    • Register Today
    • Training Locations and Site Safety
  • Get Involved
    • Fund For Good
    • Give A Gift
    • Hire Our Grads
    • Partner With Us
    • Community Resources
    • Join Our Team
    • Donate
  • Who We Are
    • 2021 Annual Report
    • Becoming an Antiracist Organization
    • Reopening Information
    • People Stories
    • Leadership
    • Join Our Team
    • Press
    • Contact Us

Category Archives: Success Story

You are here:
  1. Home
  2. Category "Success Story"

Success Story: Kenyetta (Culinary Skills Program)

Success StoryBy Karlie WattsMay 19, 2017

Kenyetta left home at age 17. She married young and operated two restaurants with her husband, but when her marriage ended she didn’t want to look back. “I didn’t ever want to have to call my ex-husband for a reference, so I left my restaurant experience off my resume. It looked like I didn’t have…

Success Story: Chelsea (Custodial Skills Program)

Success StoryBy Karlie WattsApril 21, 2017

At the age of 13, Chelsea was struck by a car and suffered a traumatic brain injury that left her with some psychological challenges and cognitive limitations, including working with numbers. Nevertheless, she persevered and graduated from high school on time. Then, at age 21, Chelsea suffered another serious injury while trying to break up…

Success Story: Dominique (Barista Training Program)

Success StoryBy Karlie WattsMarch 30, 2017

Dominique had never been unemployed until last summer. For the past eight years, she has worked hard to provide for herself and her three young boys. The daughter of a pastor, Dominique felt she was not allowed to do things other kids did as a teenager. So she dropped out of school and moved out…

Success Story: Jimmie (Veteran Programs)

Success StoryBy Karlie WattsFebruary 21, 2017

For more than 21 years, Jimmie served in the U.S. Army as a human resources specialist. As he contemplated his transition to civilian employment, he knew he wanted a career that would allow him to make use of his previous education and experience. “Although I knew many of the skills I had were transferable, understanding…

Success Story: Donna (Women 2 Work Program)

Success StoryBy Karlie WattsFebruary 2, 2017

After losing her mother to cancer at the age of 7, Donna was left without a strong female role model in her life. Her father did his best to create a stable home life for her, but frequent moves between Washington and California forced Donna to face the challenge of making new friends and fitting…

123
Goodwill
© 2020 Goodwill
Go to Top