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Spring Cleaning with Purpose: Five Tips to Help Your Spring Cleaning
[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 18, 2025 2:30:00 PM / by Dalton Clouse posted in The Excel Center, Downsizing, Goodwill Donation, Sustainability, Recycle, Cleaning
Teen Mom of Twins Earns 21st Century Scholarship
[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 15, 2025 10:00:00 AM / by Jenny Kakasuleff posted in Indianapolis Metropolitan High School, Education, Parents, Mission Awareness, Multi-gen impact, Goodwill Education, Young Learner's Child Care
Dim’Mya Norman was going into her freshman year of high school when a family member – and graduate of Indianapolis Metropolitan High School – encouraged her to enroll.
10 Years of Expungement Aid
[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 7, 2025 3:00:00 PM / by Noelle Gray posted in Mission Awareness, LEAP, Mission Coaches
In 2015, Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana implemented the Legal Expungement Advice Program (LEAP) in response to the challenges that people faced with Indiana’s expungement law. Through a partnership with Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law, LEAP provides those affiliated with Goodwill and their immediate families free expungement consultation services.
Thriving in a New Career with Goodwill TalentSource™
[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 1, 2025 3:00:00 PM / by Justin DeGuzman posted in TalentSource, Mission Awareness
For over two decades, Tim Brown worked for Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana’s Commercial Services division through the AbilityOne program. However, after learning that his contract was coming to an end, he knew he needed to pivot careers. With his disability affecting learning retention and being accustomed to the position that he held for so long, he had concerns that finding a new job wouldn’t be possible.
Advocating for Yourself and Your Community
[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 26, 2025 3:00:00 PM / by Noelle Gray posted in Nurse-Family Partnership, mental health, Mission Awareness
Searching for resources and support during her first trimester, Jada “Jae” Stewart ran across Goodwill Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP), a program that pairs registered nurses with first-time parents. Experiencing very severe morning sickness (hyperemesis gravidarum), Jae wanted to have another set of eyes to identify what was abnormal and ensure her pregnancy was progressing smoothly.
Gaining Confidence, Community and Connection at The Excel Center
[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 24, 2025 9:15:00 AM / by Jenny Kakasuleff posted in Disability, Success Story, The Excel Center, Education, mental health, Mission Awareness, Goodwill Education, The Excel Center Bloomington
When Sam Harmeson left high school, they were coping with the death of their mother from a drug overdose and struggling with undiagnosed autism. Shortly after, the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe, and Sam found it difficult to secure a job, especially without a diploma. In 2023, when Sam and their caretaker and aunt, Bettina Hapney, visited a local Goodwill retail store, Sam learned about an opportunity that would change their life.
AbilityOne Participant Enjoys a Job Well Done and Work-Life Balance
[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 19, 2025 3:00:00 PM / by Jonathan Lutes posted in Disability, Goodwill Commercial Services, Mission Awareness, AbilityOne, Mission Coaches
For 23 years, Ben Burris has been a familiar and friendly presence at the Major General Emmett J. Bean Federal Center. Employed by Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana’s Commercial Services division through the AbilityOne program, his role focuses on maintaining the federal center’s gym. This is a bustling space in the building, where employees come to recharge and unwind. Ben takes great pride in keeping the gym clean, ensuring it remains a welcoming environment for all who use it.
Moving Forward Together: Women Educating and Inspiring Generations
[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 16, 2025 9:30:00 AM / by Jenny Kakasuleff posted in Nurse-Family Partnership, The Excel Center, Education, Leadership Spotlight, Multi-gen impact, Goodwill Education, Women's History Month, Non Profit Leadership
As we celebrate Women’s History Month and the theme Moving Forward Together! Women Educating and Inspiring Generations, we honor women whose leadership and vision have created lasting change in their communities and beyond. Few embody this spirit more than Betsy Delgado, Senior Vice President and Chief Mission and Education Officer at Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana. Through her dedication to expanding educational access and breaking down systemic barriers, Betsy has transformed thousands of lives, ensuring a brighter future for generations to come.
Goodwill Hosts the Indiana General Assembly Club
[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 7, 2025 9:30:00 AM / by Dalton Clouse posted in The Excel Center, Goodwill Commercial Services, 38thandSheridan, The Excel Center Meadows, Indy Fresh Market
The Excel Center Celebrates 2025 Winter Graduates
[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 4, 2025 8:45:00 AM / by Jenny Kakasuleff posted in The Excel Center, Education, Mission Awareness, Goodwill Education, The Excel Center Meadows
The Excel Center®, Goodwill's tuition-free high school for adults, recently honored hundreds of students during its 2025 winter graduating class. Designed to empower individuals to overcome adversity and reach their potential, The Excel Center provides a unique opportunity for adult learners, like Michael Barlow, to earn an Indiana Core 40 high school diploma.