Gulf Coast Bank is awarding $50,000 to 10 local charities in its Community Rewards program.

Support Goodwill’s Youth Mentoring Program by registering to vote for Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. at www.communityrewards.com. You can vote daily until 5 p.m., March 4th! Only the 10 top charities voted will receive funds for their programs. Thanks for your support!!

Voting is EASY!

• Visit www.communityrewards.com
• Register your email address
• Gulf Coast will email you an access code
• Select Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana from the list and enter your access code
• Then click VOTE
• You can vote every single day using the access code given

Goodwill Events

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February 4, 2013

Goodwill Industries® to Host Open House Feb. 27 to Showcase Workforce Development Services to Community Employers

(February 4, 2013) –Goodwill Industries® of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc., will host an Open House, 8 a.m. – 10 a.m., on February 27, at its Employment & Training Center, located at 3400 Tulane Avenue (corner of Tulane and Jefferson Davis Parkway). Refreshments will be served. Reservations are encouraged at 504-456-3925 or kcoulon@goodwillno.org.

Employers and other community nonprofits are invited to tour the facility, participate in a free federal bonding and tax credit workshop, and learn about Goodwill’s employer-based services such as work readiness, technical and hospitality training programs, community based employment, corporate computer training classes and more.

Read the Full Press Release Here

Goodwill News

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February 8, 2013

Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana to Provide Women with Career Assistance

Beyond Jobs Program to Serve Women Across the Country

February 8, 2013 — Help is on the way for women in the Southeast Louisiana area who are having difficulty advancing their careers. Goodwill Industries® of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc., (Goodwill) is one of 45 Goodwill® agencies across the country to take part in an innovative program that provides job training and placement services to women.

Read the Full Press Release Here

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January 28, 2013

Goodwill Industries® Appoints New Board Member

Goodwill Industries® of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. (Goodwill) has named Toni Mobley to its board of directors. Mobley, the Vice President of Human Resources at Audubon Nature Institute, will serve a three year term.

Read the Full Press Release Here

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GOODWILL HOUMA CLOSES JUNE 4th, REOPENS JULY 5TH

Goodwill’s Houma Store, located at 1750 Martin Luther King Blvd, is closing for Renovations, June 4th. Grand Re-opening scheduled for July 5, 2012.
Donations will still be accepted onsite during renovations.

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June 4th, 2012

Goodwill Receives Million Dollar Grant for Ex-Offender Program

(New Orleans, La.) Goodwill Industries® of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. (Goodwill) has been awarded a $1.025 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help formerly incarcerated adults return to work after their release from prison.

Goodwill’s program was the only one awarded in the State of Louisiana. Eighteen organizations nationwide received funding from the $20.5 million allocation—which represented the latest round of funding issued under the U.S. Department of Labor’s Reintegration of Ex-Offenders-Adults Program.

Goodwill’s ex-offender program consists of occupational training, mentoring and assistance in connecting ex-offenders with supportive services such as housing, substance abuse programs and mental health treatment.

Goodwill will train approximately 250-300 ex-offenders in one of three high demand industries: broadband technology; culinary arts; and bio-diesel training. Each training program will last approximately 10 months with ex-offenders completing the specified training, mentoring program, soft skills and work ethics training simultaneously.

Statistics from the Louisiana Department of Corrections show that approximately 12,000 prisoners were released from Louisiana’s jails last year. Research has proven that, without assistance to make a successful transition, the majority of former offenders return to a life of crime. Programs like Goodwill’s aims to break that cycle.

Read about it at NOLA.com

Download the PDF Press Release

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May 1, 2012

Goodwill Zachary Store Grand Opening
Join Us on May 10th

5625 Main St., Zachary, LA. 70791  ·  Goodwill Store Maps
Store Opens Thursday May 10th at 9:00am
Don't Miss the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 8:50 a.m.!

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March 10, 2012
Girl Scouts Good Turn Day
At all Goodwill Southeast LA stores
Good Turn Day 2012 Patch

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March 15, 2012
Goodwill Burbank Store Grand Opening
10350 Burbank Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70810  ·  Goodwill Store Maps
(near the intersection of Bluebonnet and Burbank)

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03/05/2012
Goodwill Expands Baton Rouge Presence with New Retail Store!

Burbank Drive Store Opens March 15th

(March 5, 2012) – Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. (Goodwill) will open its third retail store and donation center in the Baton Rouge area on Thursday, March 15th, at 10350 Burbank Drive, near the intersection of Bluebonnet and Burbank. The public is invited to the 8:45 AM ribbon cutting ceremony, with doors opening immediately thereafter at 9 AM. [more..]

Read the full press release.

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10/15/2011
Go Goodwill Haunting!
Discover your next Halloween costume at Goodwill

Let your creativity run wild when you shop at Goodwill

Halloween is the one chance for anyone to be whoever he or she wants to be. The possibilities are endless, and with a little imagination, anyone can score a great costume for less at any of Goodwill's 14 stores in southeast Louisiana. Goodwill stores are stocked with affordable Halloween decor and everything you need to create a unique costume. [more..]

Read the full press release.

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9/20/2011
Goodwill® Relocates Covington Retail Store to Former Circuit City Site

Grand Opening set for Thursday, September 22

Goodwill Industries® of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. (Goodwill) is relocating its Covington Retail Store from 1000 Business 190 to 790 North Highway 190— which is the former site of Circuit City. The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new store will take place at 8:50 a.m., Thursday, September 22. Doors will open immediately thereafter at 9 a.m. [more..]

Read the full press release.

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8/11/2011
Goodwill GOODGUIDES® Back to School Bash Photo Opportunity

Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. is hosting a Back to School Bash for dozens of individuals enrolled in GOODGUIDES®—a mentoring program that helps disadvantaged youth between the ages of 12 and 17 build career plans and skills and prepare for school completion, post-secondary training and productive work. GOODGUIDES is funded by a U.S. Department of Justice Grant dispersed to 56 independent Goodwill agencies around the country. [more..]

Read the full press release.

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7/22/2011
Thrift Store Documentarian Lands at Goodwill in New Orleans to Document What New Orleanians Buy & Donate

All Thrifty States, a photographic essay project, promotes a healthy consumer product cycle that includes saving natural resources, energy and money by purchasing used goods. The project is spearheaded by Jenna Isaacson, a Washington-DC based independent visual journalist and lover of all things thrift. Isaacson has been traveling country since June 18th in a fuel-efficient RV from Cruise America. Isaacson will be at Goodwill Store at 3400 Tulane Avenue today photographically documenting Goodwill stores.. [more..]

Read the full press release.

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6/22/2011
Edible Enterprises Celebrates 2nd Year Anniversary with Open House

Edible Enterprises, a food business incubator run by Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc., marked its second year of operations today with a showcase of new equipment and product demonstrations at its open house from Noon to 1PM, at 917 Third Street in Norco. [more..]

Read the full press release.

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4/19/2011
PROTECT THE PLANET, PROMOTE STRONG FAMILIES, DONATE TO GOODWILL

This Earth Day, April 22, Goodwill ® urges donors to join the millions of people who are using the Donation Impact Calculator (patent pending) at donate.goodwill.org to see how their gently used clothing and household goods help protect the planet while funding job training programs, employment placement services and other vital programs in communities nationwide. [more..]

Read the full press release.

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3/17/2011
Goodwill Industries Names New Board Members

(March 17, 2011) –Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. (Goodwill) has named the following individuals to its board of directors: Rhonda Bagby, Marlin Gusman Jr., William Locander, Ph.D., and Gilda Werner-Reed, Ph.D.

Read the full press release.

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3/4/2011
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES® AND HANES ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
Goodwill and Hanes Call on Consumers to Clean Out Their Drawers

(New Orleans) — Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. (Goodwill), a leading social services organization, is teaming with Hanes®, America’s No. 1 Basic Apparel Brand1 to launch a Clean Out Your Drawers effort and encourage Americans to donate responsibly. [more..]

Visit http://www.facebook.com/Hanes for more information and tips about Clean Out Your Drawers.

Read the full press release.

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2/7/2011 thru 2/13/2011
BUY & SELL ON eBay TO SUPPORT GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA, INC.

If you are an eBay user, support Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana whenever you buy and sell. Post or review listings that we’ve posted to find more great deals that support our cause or create listings of your own:

��� Shop Goodwill listings now
http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=44151

• Sell an item on eBay and opt to donate 10-100% of your final sale price to Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana when setting up your listing. You’ll benefit from all the perks of creating a charity listing on eBay: http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=44151

• Listing info: http://www.ebaygivingworks.com/sell.html 

You can also support our work by saving us as your favorite nonprofit on eBay
http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=44151.

This will allow you to:
• Donate $1 (or more) whenever you checkout on eBay with PayPal.
• Make us the automatic beneficiary of any listing you create on eBay.

Start shopping!
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“NO MORE DREAMS DEFERRED”
YOUTH THEATRICAL PRODUCTION

On Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, from 6:00-7:30 PM at Goodwill Building, 3400 Tulane Avenue, Suite 1000, New Orleans, Creative Forces teen theatre company presents the world premiere, script-in-hand reading of their new play about the hopes and challenges of New Orleans’ young people. (See press release for details).

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3/12/2011
GOOD TURN DAY on March 12th, 2011
GOOD TURN DAY (March 12th) has become a community tradition between Goodwill Industries® and Girl Scouts of Southeastern Louisiana.

HOW IT WORKS
Scouts do a GOOD TURN by collecting gently used items to bring to their local Goodwill and are honored with a “Good Turn” patch for participating. Scout participation also helps make the general public aware of Goodwill’s mission and need for donations of quality, gently used goods.

STORE HOURS on March 12th are 9AM – 8PM
See our locations on this website for store addresses and phone numbers.
Email swritten@goodwillno.org for more information.

DONATION GUIDELINES
Read our donation guidelines for more information about the items we can accept, and the items we cannot accept.

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10/12/2010
TEN EASY HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS FROM GOODWILL

The economy is slowly recovering, but people are still looking for ways to get the most value for their dollar. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend $66.28 on Halloween costumes, candy and décor this year — up from last year’s $56.31 and close to 2008’s average of $66.54. The survey also found that people will be cautious about their Halloween spending and will try to save money where they can.
Read the Full Article Press Release  |  Download the PDF Version

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9/23/2010 
Goodwill Relocates Retail Store in Hammond

Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana is excited to announce the relocation of its retail store in Hammond. Currently at 42286 Veterans Avenue, the store reopens tomorrow, September 23rd, in a brand new location—the Hobby Lobby Shopping Center at 2722 West Thomas Street.
Read the Press Release

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5/3/2010 
Goodwill Industries Week Celebrates
63 Years of Service in Southeast Louisiana

As it commemorates Goodwill Industries® Week (May 2 – 8) and 63 years of service, Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. (Goodwill) is seeking donations of gently used clothing, house-wares and monetary pledges so it can continue to provide job training programs, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who need them most.
Read the Full Story

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03/29/2010 
A New Goodwill Retail Store & Donation Drive Thru
Opens March 31st on Coursey Boulevard

Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. (Goodwill) invites shoppers and donors to the March 31st grand opening of its brand new retail store and donation drive thru, located at 10778 Coursey Boulevard, next to Chimes Restaurant. A 9:00AM ribbon cutting marks the occasion with doors opening immediately thereafter. This is Goodwill’s second store in the Baton Rouge area and its 14th location in Southeastern Louisiana.
Read the Full Story

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02/04/2010
Goodwill opens new location in Mandeville Louisiana

Mandeville Mayor Edward P. Lyons (left) & Goodwill President Bill Jessee (right)
Opens New Mandeville Goodwill Store on Hwy. 22
Read the Full Story & See the photo.

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02/03/2010 
Black & Gold Super Bowl Mania Spawns Crossing
Dressing Shopping Spree at Goodwill New Orleans

Cross dressing males spawned a mini-boon for retail stores of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. over the weekend. The spirited fun was all in honor of the legendary and deceased New Orleans sportscaster Buddy Diliberto who vowed to march on Bourbon Street in a dress if the Saints ever made it to the Super Bowl.
Read the Full Story