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SFGoodwill and Microsoft Join Forces to Bridge Digital Divide and Create Career Pathways for People with Barriers to Employment. Innovative collaboration brings digital skills training access to those who have been left behind and left out of today’s tech-driven economy. San Francisco, CA—August 28, 2018— Goodwill of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties, and Microsoft are announcing the launch […]

Each year, more than 4,000 people with barriers to employment turn to Goodwill to find or regain economic self-sufficiency. The majority of these job seekers begin at the Career Center, where they can access one-on-one career coaching and job placement services; job readiness training; digital learning classes; workshops on resume writing and interview skills; and job boards with immediate employer […]

Groundbreaking new Google-Goodwill initiative will equip 1.2 million people with vital digital skills. “Before I had digital skills training, I felt unsure of myself. Now I feel confident,” Goodwill digital skills program participant. One of the primary factors that hold people back in today’s economy and can translate into a lifetime of limitations and poverty is lack of technological skills. […]

In a sprawling warehouse, workers under bright lights photograph merchandise destined for sale over the Internet — jewelry, electronics, collectibles. Others crop and edit the images and enter item descriptions. Goods labeled with bar codes sit on rows of shelves, ready to be selected and shipped. With a mission to hire and train people who face employment obstacles — many […]

After more than a decade of helping to manage the city of Berkeley, William Rogers came to Goodwill as COO. Last year, he became CEO.  Rogers is aiming to change the way customers think of the nonprofit: not just as a retail store, but as a place for job growth and skills training. The nonprofit recently purchased a new headquarters at 750 Post […]