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  • August 21, 2024

    Fear Not – These 15 Last-Minute Costume Ideas Will Rescue Your Halloween

    The last thing you should be afraid of this spooky season is not having a good Halloween costume for trick-or-treating or Halloween parties! We’ve rounded up 15 super simple...

  • December 18, 2018

    Going Above and Beyond: Rick’s Goodwill Story

    In the basement of the Des Moines Federal Courthouse sits Rick Christenson. He’s surrounded by hunting...

  • December 12, 2018

    Goodwill Thrift Haul

    See everything that Marketing Specialist Kara Landhuis bought during her recent trips to our Johnston and...

  • December 6, 2018

    Securing Her Future: Amber’s Goodwill Story

    Amber has always been an organized person. She has a plan for her life and everything...

  • November 28, 2018

    Goodwill for the Holidays

    With Thanksgiving behind us, we are in full winter-holiday mode and our Styled by Goodwill Pop...

  • Andrea poses in the Des Moines Career Connection Center.
    November 20, 2018

    A Day in the Life: Career Connector Andrea Haynes

    As a continuation of our Day in the Life series, we’re taking you behind the scenes...

  • November 16, 2018

    Giving Goods Day 2018

    November 27, 2018, is Giving Tuesday, an international day of giving, celebrating generosity at the start...

  • November 6, 2018

    Earning a New Outlook: Ben’s Goodwill Story

    Struggling to find gainful employment after college is a familiar story for millennials. Years can be...

  • November 2, 2018

    Styled by Goodwill, A Pop Up Shop, Launches in Historic Valley Junction

    Curated boutique experience will be available throughout the holiday season Goodwill of Central Iowa will launch...

  • November 1, 2018

    Donate Your Halloween Costume to Goodwill

    Halloween may be over, but your costumes can live on! When you donate to Goodwill of...

  • October 23, 2018

    A Day in the Life: Career Specialist Ernest Phillips

    Perhaps the best way to understand Goodwill of Central Iowa’s mission is to step into the...