This November, Goodwill Southern California, in partnership with Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles County of Community and Senior Services, will hold our second hiring event – as part of the Mayor’s 10,000 Strong Veterans Hiring Initiative – at Goodwill’s Community Enrichment Center at Fletcher Square. We want to help you get ready to get hired.

Event Location:

Goodwill Community Enrichment Center at Fletcher Square
3150 N. San Fernando Rd . Los Angeles, CA 90065

Event Hours: 9am – 3pm

Pre-Register And Attend Pre-Screening To:

•    Register for 10,000 Strong Hiring Event
•    Identify Transferable Skills
•    Learn and Practice Interview Skills
•    Participate in Dress for Success Workshops
•    Match Your Skills and Interests with Potential Employers

Pre-screening and Prep Days
Business Attire and Resume Required for Entry

Tuesday, Oct 11, 9am Sharp

And

Thursday, Oct 13, 9am Sharp

For More Information And To Register For The 10,000 Strong Hiring Event
Please Call 323.543.8440 or Email sconliffe@goodwillsocal.org

Must Enroll by October 28

For Employers:

Goodwill Southern California invites you to be a part of our second hiring event – as part of the Mayor’s 10,000 Strong Veterans Hiring Initiative. We are looking for partners that have available positions and are serious about hiring qualified candidates. To participate, partners are required to send a company representative to the event who is authorized to extend job offers onsite and/or schedule candidates for next step interviews or screening processes for hiring. We look forward to working together for the good of veterans, businesses and the community.

Employers, For More Information and to Register for the 10,000 Strong Hiring Event
Please Call 323.326.4271 or Email abond@goodwillsocal.org

Deadline to Register is October 7 

Halloween BOO-tique

It’s Only Scary if You Miss Out!

Shop Goodwill’s Halloween BOO-tique now through October 31 and pick up your free Halloween tote full of valuable specials and offers from the partners listed below*. Ghoulish, garish or glamorous. We’ve got it!

Friday, September 26

820 W. Beverly Blvd.
Montebello, CA 90640

Thurs – Sat 9a–9p
Sun – Wed 10a – 8p

Shop our new Montebello store, where it’s easier than ever to find the fabulous fashions you love, now sorted by size!

On opening weekend enjoy fabulous prizes and special offers* including:

• First 100 Shoppers In Line Receive a $10 Merchandise Voucher
• Drawings for a Flatscreen TV and 2 Blue-ray Players
• For Every $50 Spent Receive a $5 Merchandise Voucher
• 200 Free Items Hidden Throughout the Store

*    Vouchers not valid at GSC outlet centers. Vouchers good at participating GSC retail stores after September 29, 2014. While supplies last. No purchase necessary to enter drawing. One free item per person. Eighteen years or older.

Important Notice to Our Valued Customers

Goodwill Industries International is comprised of 165 independently operated corporations.  Goodwill Southern California (GSC) has learned that some of these member organizations may have fallen victim to possible credit card data theft.  The information GSC has indicates that, to date, our point of sale system has not been breached and that our customers’ credit card information has not been compromised. Goodwill Southern California is committed to protecting our customers’ credit card data and as we learn more about the current situation, we will provide updated information. GSC is available to answer customer inquiries at 323-539-2095.

Throughout Goodwill Southern California’s territory of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, up to 25% of children live in poverty, over 26,000 youth are under supervision of the Probation Department, 34-54% of high school students drop out, and up to half of youth who have aged out of foster care end up homeless or incarcerated. But we know these kids are more than numbers or labels. They are untapped potential. They are our future. And they are worth every moment, every resource and every bit of effort it takes to help empower them to succeed in life.

Can we count on you to help Change the Words for these kids? Please join us at the second annual Goodwill Gala for Heroes as we celebrate youth and those who empower them. Proceeds from the Gala will go directly to helping at-risk youth redirect their lives, further their education, train for sustainable employment and realize their untapped potential. Together we can change labels like worthless, loser and stupid into words like successful, hard-working, and confident.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Reception  .  6:00pm
Dinner & Program  .  7:00pm

2014 Honorees

The California Endowment, Dr. Robert K. Ross, M.D., President and CEO
One of California’s largest private funders of “healthy communities”, The California Endowment has recently made a commitment to address the crisis of young black men and men of color in our communities, laying a marker on the future of the state. The California Endowment is a private, statewide health foundation with a mission to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians. calendow.org

California Community Foundation, Antonia Hernández, President and CEO
California Community Foundation’s ambitious BLOOM initiative, which seeks to change the outcomes of young system-involved black males in South Los Angeles, is the only major philanthropic initiative in the nation that is focused specifically on Black male youth in the juvenile justice system. CCF is a leading convener and grantmaker on the most pressing and critical issues facing Los Angeles, particularly in the arts, education, healthcare, housing, and economic development. calfund.org

Drs. Jesse & Halene Giddens, Destiny Christian Center
Dr. Jesse J. Giddens is the Pastor and Founder of Destiny Christian Center in Victorville, and his wife of 27 years, Pastor Halene, is also a licensed and ordained minister. The Giddens and Destiny have been very involved in youth ministry as well as community outreach and support for youth education and employment programs. destinychristiancenter.org

Earn and Learn Youth Jobs Program

Eligibility Requirements:

• L.A. County Resident
• 14-21 years of age
• Right to work in the U.S.
• Have a work permit, if under 18

Program Design:

• Work about 100 hours
• Up to 20 hours of Paid Work Readiness training
• Work for variety of employers throughout LA County (including Goodwill Southern California!)

Follow us on Twitter @LACoYouthJobs

You Can Help. DONATE

At first glance, Angel may not strike you as someone who needs help.  But, despite a master’s degree and a lifetime of work experience, the 47-year-old lost everything.

She’d been laid off from her job and her exhaustive job search turned up nothing. Meanwhile, her savings dwindled. She lost her apartment and had to file for unemployment. Things looked grim for Angel. She desperately needed help. After 15 months of searching for work and deeply discouraged, Angel came to Goodwill. Our career advisors helped her connect with new opportunities.

“A lot of times, people say they’ll help you and they don’t follow through. Goodwill followed through for me.”

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How Can You and Goodwill Help the Environment?

The average American discards about 68 pounds of used clothing per year, which doesn’t include household items, accessories, furniture, e-waste or shoes that are also tossed into landfills on an annual basis. And clothing materials can take up to 50 years to decompose, while plastics and metals can take hundreds of years. With 15 percent of all garbage being made up of reusable items, it’s important for everyone to take stock before tossing the trash. Goodwill has been a pioneer in “reduce, reuse, and repurpose” since 1916, and has diverted almost 3 billion pounds of usable goods from landfills.

E-wasteland

Did you know that Goodwill recycles e-waste for free? Many people are not aware of the hazardous chemicals and compounds found in old computers, cell phones or stereo equipment. These toxic substances which include mercury, arsenic and lead, if not properly contained, can seep into the ground or be released into the air or water supply. This poses some potentially serious health threats to the general public. Help keep our planet from turning into an e-wasteland by donating anything with batteries or a plug to a Goodwill donation center.

Keep our Landfills from becoming Landfulls

Reduce your clutter and your carbon footprint by donating unwanted items; reuse and repurpose by shopping Goodwill retail stores for gently used and new household goods and clothing; and recycle e-waste at no charge at your neighborhood Goodwill drop off location. Thanks to your generous donations, Goodwill Southern California diverted over 56 million pounds of textiles, paper, electronics and other recyclables from landfills in 2013 alone. That’s about the weight of the Eiffel Tower, times 3! You may think that no-one wants your old stuff but the success of our retail stores would prove you wrong. If you’ve ever watched the reality shows “Pawn Stars” or “American Pickers,” you know that one person’s cast-offs are truly another person’s treasure.

And when you become the treasure hunter at a Goodwill location, you’re reducing carbon emissions significantly. The process of producing one new t-shirt involves pesticides to grow the cotton; thousands of gallons of gasoline to transport the raw materials to a manufacturing plant; chemicals, dyes and more energy to create the garment; plastic and cardboard packaging; and more carbon emissions to ship the garment to retailers.

Lowering Your Emissions Advances Our Mission

When you shop at, or donate to, Goodwill, you’re doing something good for the planet, but you’re also doing something good for people in need. The mission of Goodwill is to transform lives through the power of work. Your donations and purchases help fund a variety of employment programs and services for individuals with disabilities or vocational disadvantages. These programs include training, education, computer skills and job development services that help prepare and place people in sustainable employment, providing not only a paycheck, but a sense of purpose and dignity.

So whether you’re a Prius-driving, tree-hugging, granola-eater, or a bargain-hunting, vintage-wearing, fashionista (or maybe a little of both, and then some?), we’ve got you — and mother earth — covered.

Your Employment Partner

Goodwill Southern California’s first priority is helping people in need find sustainable employment. As one of the leading non-profit brands in the world, we maintain a large network of businesses, educators, community partners and government agencies. This network allows us to match qualified candidates with employment opportunities. Each year we place thousands of individuals in employment throughout Southern California. And our specialty is preparing and placing those with the most significant disabilities and vocational challenges, including veterans, the homeless, ex-offenders, mature workers and at-risk youth.

For Employers We Offer:

Customized recruiting services with access to an extensive pool of potential candidates, qualified for everything from entry-level to middle management positions.

Our services include:

• Needs Assessments
• Job Postings
• Resume Review & Applicant Screening
• Meeting Space
• Customized and On-the-Job Training
• On-site Recruitment Assistance
• Recruitment Events
• Layoff Aversion
• Tax Incentive/Hiring Refund Assistance

For Job Seekers We Offer:

Assistance in identifying how your current skills and experience can translate to new opportunities. We will also help you receive the training, certification or education you need to help you advance in your chosen field of employment or explore new career avenues.

Our services include*:

• One-on-One Career Counseling
• Skills Assessment
• Resume Building
• On-the-Job Experience
• Access to Computers, Internet and Phones
• Assistive Technology
• Community and Government Resources
• Training, Certifications and Education
• Job Search Tools
• Networking Opportunities