Goodwill of the Great Plains Open House
Thanks to the significant job search assistance provided by Goodwill of the Great Plains Connection Centers, 1,534 people found jobs with over 500 employers within our territory in 2014. John Hantla, President/CEO for Goodwill of the Great Plains said, "We are ecstatic about the number because the growth rate has increased over 300% in two years. In fact, 10,000 job seekers visited our Connection Centers in 2014. We will be celebrating with Open house at all of our 21 stores throughout the territory on January 30th at 10:00AM, and the public is invited." Connection Centers offer free job search services inside nine of Goodwill of the Great Plains retail store locations. Diane Neri, Goodwill Employment Specialist said, "The Connection Centers provide job seekers free access to individualized services needed for a successful job search. The staff collaborates with community employers and partners to link individuals to employment opportunities and resources." Last year Goodwill held more than nine multi-employer job fairs throughout the territory with over 100 employees attending. While not all of Goodwill of the Great Plains 21 stores have on site connection centers, every store is holding an open house because they all contributed to this number because they offer a variety of job training services. Hantla said, "It is important to note that the people who donate clothing and goods or shop in our stores are also contributing to this success because the money made supports our mission of helping people have a better quality of life through work." Goodwill of the Great Plains is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing work training, employment assistance, and other programs for youth, the disabled, homeless veterans, and more. For more information on Goodwill and this open house celebration, contact Mallory Gaul, Community Marketing Manager, at (712) 224-1338, gualm@goodwillgreatplains.org or visit www.goodwillgreatplains.org
Date and Time
Friday Jan 30, 2015
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM CST
Friday, January 30th 10:00AM
Location
Goodwill of the Great Plains 1902 Eastgate Avenue Pierre, SD 57501
Fees/Admission
FREE
Contact Information
Goodwill of the Great Plains
(605) 494-3033
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