NEWS
As Unemployment Rises, Goodwill Helps People Find Jobs
3/13/2009
Workforce Development Center - Winston-Salem - Forsyth County
Winston-Salem NC
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today that North Carolina’s unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent. At Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, we remain committed to our mission of helping people gain employment. As North America’s leading nonprofit provider of employment training and career services, Goodwill knows that it takes a comprehensive approach to help people find and keep good jobs.
“Goodwill helps place someone in a good job every 53 seconds of every business day,” says Jaymie Eichorn, Director of Marketing and Communications. “During these tough economic times, Goodwill can help retrain people with new skills and gain the self confidence and sense of dignity that work can give.”
In Northwest North Carolina, Goodwill helps people with disabilities, those who lack education or work experience and other job seekers earn paychecks to support themselves and their families. Goodwill workforce development experts customize a plan for each individual, based on his or her skills and interest. They provide the person with the necessary job training and support so he or she can be successful in their careers. Goodwill helps people find jobs in a variety of fields including health care, banking, computer programming and janitorial services.
“When people donate and shop at Goodwill, they make an economic investment in their communities,” says Eichorn. “Eighty-four percent of revenues fund programs to help workers become productive, taxpaying citizens.”
Goodwill Industries is ready to support the nation’s unemployed and continue its more than 106-year tradition of helping people who are having a hard time finding meaningful work.
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