IN THE NEWS
Goodwill's Bayview Hope Transportation Academy
KTSF Channel 26 (Mandarin/ Cantonese station), June 27, 2008
Interview with Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez, President & CEO of Goodwill Industries of San Francisco
Regeneration Blog, May 26, 2008
"As part of the ReConnect program, we refurbish and distribute computers to residents currently lacking computer access at home, thus helping to close the digital divide. We are also providing sustainable job skill development for our staff and participants who are working and learning in the program."
Project Runway star Ricky Lizalde at the Levi's store
7x7 Magazine, May 19, 2008
"This year, to kick off “501 Day” Levi’s introduced the “Take your Jeans Off” campaign where customers receive 20% off a new pair when they donate an old pair of jeans benefiting Goodwill Industries."
San Francisco woman's strong work ethic turns around a life of addiction
MarketWire, May 7, 2008
"Now successfully employed by Goodwill for more than three years and promoted repeatedly, Sheryl Uribe has proven to herself and others that she deserved a second chance. Her strong work ethic and commitment to excellence on the job have garnered Uribe the 2008 Achiever of the Year Award from Goodwill Industries International."
'Take your jeans off' for a good cause with Levi's brand and Goodwill Industries
Yahoo! Finance, April 21, 2008
"When shoppers take their jeans off between April 24 and May 1 and bring them to select Levi's stores nationwide, they'll receive a 20 percent discount off a new pair of Levi's jeans. The denim collected will be sold in local Goodwill stores. Proceeds from the sales will help fund Goodwill job training programs that benefit hundreds of thousands of people each year."
Thousands begin celebrating Earth Day
KTVU-2 TV, April 19, 2008
"Meanwhile, in San Francisco, an Earth Day event taught attendees the merits of eco-friendly e-recycling.... At Goodwill, staff said they collected some 33,000 pounds of e-waste."
The most influential women in government & nonprofits
San Francisco Business Times, April 11, 2008
"Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez, President & CEO of Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo & Marin Counties: 'I have had wonderful mentors and a hunger to constantly learn and be challenged.'"
Getting the derailed back on track (Column by Leah Garchik)
San Francisco Chronicle, February 26, 2008
"In the jury room of the Civic Center Courthouse late Thursday afternoon, legal officials, psychologists, counselors and balloon-bearing family members gathered for graduation ceremonies of nine young people from District Attorney Kamala Harris' Back on Track program."
SF DA offers program for youth criminals to avoid jail time
NBC11.com, February 21, 2008
"The Back on Track program pairs strict accountability and close supervision with mental health services, employment support and health care education....The program is a public-private partnership between the district attorney's office and social nonprofits Goodwill Industries and the Family Service Agency of San Francisco."
Goodwill Boutique
Not For Tourists, February 6, 2008
"It’s as if a row of Skylarks and Cadillacs, each packed to the gills with blue-hairs, paraded past the shop to deposit boxes of retired formal wear so that the elders could coast into the sunset wearing nothing but sweat-suits and muumuus."
The Job: Interview with Fillmore Store Manager Lonnie Tuck
The Quake Radio, 960am, January 13, 2008
"There are so many ways we, the employer community, can make a very real difference. We can recruit skilled workers from the community; offer job training, entry-level jobs, and career pathways for neighborhood residents; and provide coaching and mentoring for entry-level workers. We can also support our schools with volunteers and funding."
Employers can help quell street violence (Op-ed piece by President & CEO Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez)
San Francisco Business Times, January 11, 2008
"There are so many ways we, the employer community, can make a very real difference. We can recruit skilled workers from the community; offer job training, entry-level jobs, and career pathways for neighborhood residents; and provide coaching and mentoring for entry-level workers. We can also support our schools with volunteers and funding."
A father gets gunned down saving his daughter
San Francisco Chronicle, January 6, 2008
"Collins, 30, had recently gotten a job through Goodwill Industries and was staying with his mother at the Sunnydale public housing project in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley. By all accounts, he was trying to make a better life for himself, his daughter and his 13-year-old son, Albert Jr., whom he took custody of after the boy's mother had recently been jailed in Oakland."
Santa Cruz Avenue: Boutiques, bistros abound in Menlo Park
San Francisco Chronicle, January 3, 2008
"Why would a thrift store call itself a boutique? Because it sells donated designer clothing that's either gently used or never worn - much of it with the original tags still attached. Trendy, feminine blouses, sparkly evening gowns, business suits for men and women, and designer shoes in excellent condition, all at fantastic prices, will keep fashionistas on a tight budget in vogue."
Tech Chronicles: More on recycling, reusing electronics
San Francisco Chronicle, December 31, 2007
"All electronics are refurbished as part of one of our training programs, or recycled by reputable, domestic recyclers. Our process is regularly audited to ensure that nothing ends up in a landfill either in the United States or overseas," Austin said. "All revenue received from the recycled and refurbished computers supports Goodwill's extensive job-training programs in our local communities."
Rising Star: Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties
Fast Company Magazine, December 2007/January 2008
"Poor people want just as much as you or I to live in a safe neighborhood, to send their kids to decent schools, to own a home," says CEO and President Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez. "At Goodwill, we are building a pipeline to the market economy for individuals who currently have no access so that they, too, can pursue the American dream."
William Good Interview (MP3)
KFOG Radio: Fog Files, November 18, 2007
Tech support helps Goodwill resell donated computers
East Bay Business Times, November 16, 2007
ReliaTech, a small San Pablo technology repair service, is working with Goodwill Industries to refurbish, sell and maintain some of the 2.9 million pounds of computers donated to that organization each
Goodwill turns old clothes to high fashions
ABC 7 News, November 14, 2007
S.F. designer Nick Graham teams up with nonprofit Goodwill to recycle fashionably
San Francisco Chronicle, October 21, 2007
Note: There’s been some confusion about our donation and diversion amounts. We receive 23 million lbs. of total donations each year, 8 million lbs. of which are clothing. We currently divert 75% of all our donations from landfill through resale and recycling, and our goal is to divert 100%.
Goodwill Finds Stylish Partner
San Francisco Examiner, October 11, 2007
Driving Force for Success
CBS 5, June 6, 2007
She's barely able to reach the truck pedals, but Tania Alexander is the driving force behind an innovative job training program in San Francisco's tough Bay View neighborhood. "I can easily say I'm 5'2", 130 pounds, if I can drive that tractor trailer, you can, so I don't want to hear it!" she says with a laugh.
Minister's daughter is driven to offer big-rig skills - and hope
San Francisco Chronicle, June 3, 2007
As the daughter of a prominent San Francisco religious leader, Tania Alexander is continuing her family's tradition of community service as manager of the Bayview Hope Truck Driving Academy, a job-training program sponsored by Goodwill Industries of San Francisco and based on City College's Evans Street campus.
Goodwill to Great: A Bay Area social-service group retools — and grooms leaders
Chronicle of Philanthropy, April 2007
For months after Clemence Casperian arrived here from the Philippines in 1989, she and her husband, a taxi driver, scraped to get by. They lived in a tiny apartment in the middle of the hardscrabble Tenderloin district, and Ms. Casperian spent much of her time filling out applications and getting rejected. "My teacher's degree from the Philippines didn't mean anything here," says Ms. Casperian. "People wouldn't give me the time of day."
Bay View Hope Truck Driving Academy on KFOG
KFOG, April 16, 2007
Most Influential Women in Government and Nonprofits: Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez
San Francisco Business Times, April 2007
NO DEGREE REQUIRED: Goodwill expands outreach program Truckers in training find real-road experiences in cabs of simulators
San Francisco Chronicle, April 1 2007
Perched behind the wheel of a truck-driving simulator, Rita Hamlett coaxed the machine. "Be nice," she said as she tried to shift gears. The simulator produced a grinding noise. "Take your time," called out a fellow student at Goodwill's Bayview Hope Trucking Driving Academy. "Looking good, Rita," another encouraged.
Holidays start early at job fair
San Francisco Chronicle, October 13, 2006
James Powell turned up at the Goodwill job fair Thursday in San Francisco in a blue suit with a cream-colored handkerchief tucked neatly into the breast pocket and a camel-colored coat draped over his arm. He had come looking for work during the holidays, which, with any luck would lead to something more. "I hope something longer term comes out of it, but if it's seasonal, I'll take what I can get," said the 59-year-old from San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
Running On Empty
San Francisco Business Times, May 12, 2006
Give Goodwill Your Old Computers
San Francisco Downtown Magazine, May 2006
Goodwill CEO One of Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business
San Francisco Business Times, April 29, 2006
Spring Cleaning
San Francisco Downtown Magazine, April 2006
Fortunately for you, and for all the rest of us too, Goodwill has a 90-year history of taking in your tacky threads and neglected bric-a- brac, and finding them new homes in the wardrobes and apartments of young hipsters. This year they’re making it even easier than ever, thanks to a new partnership with CityPark, by opening up three new donation sites in the downtown area.
Goodwill Getting Savvy
San Francisco Chronicle, December 14, 2005
Once upon a time, if you had a passion for vintage Wizard of Oz puzzles, or glass-handled knives, or if you needed clothes but couldn't afford new ones, you went to flea markets or secondhand stores or garage sales to buy the pre-owned items you coveted.
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