Our News & Blog

Stories of Success & Updates from Goodwill of Central Iowa

Stay up-to-date on thrifting tips and tricks, news-worthy happenings, and all the good things Goodwill is doing in our community!

  • April 30, 2024

    Goodwill Day Services: Everyone is Capable of Great Things

    Goodwill of Central Iowa's Day Services Program is more than just a program. Accredited by CARF, this comprehensive program is a platform for success. It's designed to help participants overcome...

  • 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...

  • May 17, 2016

    Join us for our Building Dedication today!

    We're showing off our beautiful new building with a Dedication and Reception at 4:30 p.m. today,...

  • May 10, 2016

    Meet Jody Mooney, our Kenneth Shaw Graduate of the Year!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omukio4kKN4&feature=youtu.be Jody was among several former client honorees at our annual awards banquet May 5...

  • April 18, 2016

    Recent hiring event attracted large crowd

    The Connect with Employers Job Expo '16 at DMACC Southridge on April 14 was a great...