OVERVIEW

Network of 184 independent, community-based organizations in the U.S., Canada, and 14 other countries.

Provides job training and employment services, job placement opportunities and post-employment support.

Strengthens communities and families by training people to become independent, tax-paying members of society.

2007 HIGHLIGHTS

1.1 million people benefited from Goodwill career services.

140,056 people placed in competitive jobs – that’s every 53 seconds of every business day.

$3.2 billion total revenue.

84 percent of revenues funded employment programs and support services.

2,200+ retail stores and an online auction site, www.shopgoodwill.com.

65 million donors.

Goodwill Industries Seeking Its Workers Displaced by Katrina

September 2, 2005

Rockville, MD - The 700+ employees of Goodwill Industries from the New Orleans and Gulfport areas are urged to contact Goodwill International by calling (800) 664-6577. The phones will be manned around the clock.

“We are very concerned about the well-being of our employees, and want to give them the support they need to survive these devastating days,” says George W. Kessinger, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. “We have not heard from most of them since Katrina swept through the coast.”

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Job Postings for Goodwill Employees Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

Lauren Lawson
Manager, Media Relations (Media Calls Only)
Phone: (240) 333-5266
Cell:	(240) 388-8309

Charlene Sarmiento
Specialist, Media Relations (Media Calls Only)
Phone: (240) 333-5590
Cell:	(240) 620-7703

For media interviews, e-mail newsroom@goodwill.org.