At Goodwill Career and Technical Academy (GCTA), we're committed to helping individuals in Central Texas achieve their career goals through our Skilled Trades programs. In 2024 alone, we've proudly enrolled 100 participants, and we're excited to launch our upcoming Electrical Helper class. We deeply value our partnership with the Lowe's Foundation Gable Grant, which plays a crucial role in supporting skilled trades. Together, we're making a difference! #SkilledTrades #CareerDevelopment #CommunityImpact
Goodwill Central Texas
Non-profit Organizations
Austin, Texas 4,101 followers
Transforming generations by empowering people through education, career training, and work.
About us
For over six decades, Goodwill Central Texas has relentlessly focused on a single goal: Transforming generations by empowering people through education, career training, and work. We believe that education and work are the only true pathways out of poverty, and strive to provide opportunities for people in our community who face obstacles to sustainable employment: people who have disabilities, people lacking education, people with criminal backgrounds, people facing homelessness, and youth lacking opportunity.
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http://www.goodwillcentraltexas.org
External link for Goodwill Central Texas
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- Workforce Development and Thrift Retail Operations
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Primary
1015 Norwood Park Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78753, US
Employees at Goodwill Central Texas
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Discover how the Goodwill Career and Technical Academy (GCTA) empowers Central Texans with industry-recognized training and certifications, opening doors to new career opportunities and economic independence. Learn more about how GCTA supports community growth and transforms lives: https://bit.ly/4bzdsTo
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Join us at our 2024 Job Fair tomorrow from 1:30 - 4 pm! Stop by and meet us and other community employers who will be on-site and ready to meet you. Don't forget to bring an updated resume and ID.
☑ Mark Your Calendars! We will be onsite for this job fair event- July, 9th from 1:30pm-4pm, CST. We can't wait to meet you! Lamesia Daniels Gabriel Spears Aneesah McClendon #hiring #allabilities #inclusivity #staffing #jobs #atx Goodwill Central Texas
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We hope you have a wonderful #FourthOfJuly! 🎆🎇
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🎓 We are incredibly proud of our graduates from the Lockhart Correctional Facility who recently earned their high school diplomas! Their determination and hard work through our Goodwill Excel Center adult high school are truly inspiring. Congratulations to these remarkable women on their achievements! 🌟 Check out the link below, for more: #thatsgoodwill #EducationForAll #SecondChances #Empowerment
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🎓✨ Congratulations to our 2024 The Goodwill Excel Center Coleman campus graduates! Your hard work and perseverance have paid off, and we celebrate your incredible achievement. 🌟 Wishing you all the best as you embark on your next adventures. The future is bright! 🎉👏 #goodwill #secondchances #empowering #adulthighschool #graduates #classof2024
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New lives start here! See how your donations can help someone get a job that can change their life for good. Learn more about these incredible individuals: goodwill.org/newlives #GoodwillNewLives
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The WorksWonders program has helped us support and place individuals with qualifying medical barriers. We provide priority placement for those individuals and support them in their chosen employment journeys. Learn More in this week’s blog: #allabilities #inclusive #diversity #staffing #opportunities #hiring #atx #workswondersprogram #texas https://lnkd.in/gCNFrudF
The Impact of the WorksWonders Program on the Austin Community
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Goodwill Central Texas reposted this
☑ Mark Your Calendars! We will be onsite for this job fair event- July, 9th from 1:30pm-4pm, CST. We can't wait to meet you! Lamesia Daniels Gabriel Spears Aneesah McClendon #hiring #allabilities #inclusivity #staffing #jobs #atx Goodwill Central Texas
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A recent opinion piece in the Washington Post headlined, “Donate clothes? You’re contributing to Africa’s ‘mitumba’ problem,” fueled a narrative that was misleading and harmful to nonprofits who use donated goods to advance circularity and provide essential human services to millions of people. In my May 31 letter to the editor, I objected to the author’s overgeneralization and noted such claims “could harm people who rely on those donations for jobs, affordable clothing and human services.” I also explained that “At Goodwill, the value of every donation sold stays in communities to support people in need with essential human services such as career counseling, skills training, and job placement support. Last year, those donations helped 1.7 million people in need. Goodwill also extended the useful life of over 4.3 billion pounds of donated goods last year.” Other letters responding to the opinion article shed light on the value of donated goods in foreign countries which leads to job creation, the availability of affordable clothes, and saves resources by avoiding textile production. The global community needs to understand that many countries do not have adequate waste systems in place, which means some unsold goods may not be handled properly, and support broad efforts to expand textile recycling. There are important opportunities to advance circularity worldwide. However, we must make sure to continue the good work of helping people as those issues are addressed. Donating used items to nonprofits keeps them in circulation and funds vital social services. https://lnkd.in/gmS-n3J2
Opinion | How Kenyans, Nicaraguans and other Americans see your donated clothes
washingtonpost.com