Goodwill Industries of Kansas

Thank you to the Textron Aviation high school interns who visited us! They learned more about our contracts and toured our administrative building to see our mission's work firsthand. #MoreThanAThriftStore

We proudly continued our partnership with WSU Tech by contributing $25,000 to the WSU Tech Foundation for the FutureMaker Mobile Learning Lab! FutureMaker is a key player in the WSU Tech Girls Rock Science Camp, providing young girls with educational opportunities and career paths in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) to help shape their futures. Our organization is honored to support this initiative and we thank FutureMaker and WSU Tech for empowering the next generation! #MoreThanAThriftStore

Tamara G. joined the NexStep Alliance program, a partnership with Goodwill Industries of Kansas and WSU Tech in 2022. She overcame immense challenges, from foster care to the justice system. Dropping out of high school at 14, she struggled to pass the GED but never gave up. Now a graduate of the NexStep program, she shares her story. #MoreThanAThriftStore Read on: https://loom.ly/lLK7SC4

🎉 Work Anniversaries 🎉 Mark Lewis - 10 Years Ray MacNicol - 20 Years Leland S. - 15 Years We’re incredibly grateful for your dedication and hard work over the years. Your commitment has been instrumental to our success. Here’s to celebrating more milestones together!

We are excited to welcome Bank of America Student Leader interns this summer: Avyay Sharma and Fausto Dozal (Alonzo)! Avyay, a senior at Wichita East High School, is the DECA President and Scholar's Bowl captain. He runs an online leather goods business and volunteers at HumanKind Ministries, Robert J. Dole Veteran Hospital, and the Wichita Mayor's Youth Council. He plans to major in biomedical engineering on the pre-med track at The University of Kansas. Avyay is honored to be a Bank of America Student Leader and believes this internship at Goodwill will be valuable for his future projects. Fausto Alonzo, a senior at Wichita Northwest High School, is involved in clubs like the Hispanic American Leadership Organization and Grizzlies for Change. He served as youth mayor of the Wichita Mayor's Youth Council and is on the Sustainability Integration Board. He plans to attend the University of Southern California, double major in political science and economics, and become a lawyer to give back to his community. #BOA #FutureLeaders #MoreThanAThriftStore

Goodwill Industries of Kansas is partnering with Thrive Restaurant Group to support employees in achieving their goals to stay employed by breaking down barriers, connecting to services and working with them on future goals for their long-term careers. Thank you to Stand Together for the financial support to pilot this innovative partnership! https://lnkd.in/g3qHWHEi #MoreThanAThriftStore #Impact #WorkforceDevelopment Matt Burchett, Ph.D. Joe Woodward Chris Stanyer Lauren Soliday

We are thankful to Sedgwick County Department of Corrections for organizing the Women's Retreat Day at the City of Wichita Kansas, Wichita Public Library. Judy Ruesser, of NexStep Alliance and Jo Lynn Bright with HopeNet recently shared how each organization's programs support the community reentering the workforce. This helps individuals have the resources they need to transition back into society including continuing their education or job training. Nexstep is a partnership of Goodwill and WSU Tech, to learn more: nexstepalliance.org

We are pleased to announce that Goodwill Industries of Kansas will enhance our transitional employment program for employees, thanks to the generous funding from Bank of America. We extend our gratitude to Bank of America including Shawn Lancelot, Rocky Genz, and Matt Keith for their presentation and for fostering our ongoing partnership. #MoreThanAThriftStore

Meet Mai-Nhanh Dao, an American Connection Corps (a program of Lead For America) member. In her role within NexStep Alliance, a partnership with Goodwill and WSU Tech she has served as a Digital Navigator bridging the digital divide for our ESL students. #MoreThanAThriftStore Read her full story: https://loom.ly/EgYlvK8

Congratulations to NexStep Alliance Director, Yamir Lozada, M.S.Ed.! Yamir will be honored with the 40 Under 40 Awards from the Wichita Business Journal. Our students and team are fortunate to have his leadership within our NexStep program. "What I have enjoyed the most in my career of 15 years of service in education has been the opportunity to continue to be a student. The 10,000+ students I have had the chance to serve are all unique individuals, and as an educator, I have learned so much from every single student of mine. I have been amazed by their resilience and perspectives and will always remain humble because of them. I will always be a servant to the students, and I will always be learning from them." #MoreThanAThriftStore Video: Method Productions