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  • May 1, 2024

    Andrew’s Story: Lending A Helping Hand

    Obtaining and maintaining a job can be challenging and daunting for individuals with intellectual disability barriers. It requires a great deal of hard work, perseverance, and dedication. However, the rewards...

  • July 19, 2016

    We’ll collect your donations!

    Goodwill of Central Iowa will have a truck parked at the Altoona Hy-Vee, 108 Eighth St.,...

  • July 14, 2016

    #WOO hiring event will be week of July 25

    Our Des Moines Career Connection Center is offering a four-day hiring event, our Week of Opportunity...

  • June 30, 2016

    We’re celebrating the Red, White and Blue on Friday

    It's back! Our Red, White and Blue Event is Friday, July 1. Draw for discounts, enter...

  • June 20, 2016

    Green Days Parade was a blast!

    About 20 Goodwill employees spent the morning on Saturday, June 18, participating in the annual Green...

  • June 7, 2016

    Meet Louise Bice, our William Usdane Award winner

    Louise was one of several award winners we recognized at our annual awards banquet in early...

  • June 2, 2016

    Meet Randy Bakker, our 2015 Achiever of the Year

    Randy was one of several top individual award winners we honored at our annual banquet May...

  • June 1, 2016

    Project SEARCH interns meet Congressional candidate

    On June 1, our newest group of Project SEARCH interns received a visit by Mike Sherzan,...

  • May 27, 2016

    Recent gifts boost Goodwill’s capital campaign

    Goodwill's "Celebrating Our Past, Building Futures" capital campaign has received several significant gifts recently, including this...

  • May 26, 2016

    Job Fair planned for June 1

    Goodwill is hosting a Job Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, at our...

  • May 19, 2016

    Building Dedication drew nearly 200 people

    On May 17, we threw our doors open to the public for our Building Dedication! It...