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Recognized for Selfless Service to People with Developmental Disabilities
Since 1997, Regional Center of Orange County, a private, nonprofit organization contracted by the State of California to coordinate lifelong services and support for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, hosts an annual event called the Spotlight Awards. The Spotlight Awards recognize and honor people and organizations who stand out as role models of selfless service […]
Chevron Partners with Goodwill To Provide Purpose, Pride and Dignity
What makes a partnership powerful is a shared vision between both parties; working in unison to accomplish one goal. From the start, Chevron Corporation embraced Goodwill’s mission of putting people with barriers to work. Back in June of 2015, Chevron began employing three Goodwill Supported Employment program participants with disabilities to work alongside a job […]
Q&A with Goodwill Partner Cheryl Osborn of Casco Contractors
We recently had the opportunity to connect with Cheryl Osborne, owner of Casco Contractors, Inc. in Irvine, one of the amazing community partners that supports Goodwill of Orange County’s mission through the employment of our Program Participants. At Casco, Cheryl and her husband Jeff Osborne currently employ three Goodwill Program Participants in a Supported Employment […]
Eugene’s Story: A Job to Look Forward To Every Single Day
Eugene H. has always been independent by nature. Born with a developmental disability, he never allowed it to stop him from accomplishing his personal and professional goals. Years ago, Eugene was stuck working a job that he had no passion for. His daily activities and tasks were not challenging enough for the vast potential he […]
Goodwill-trained Workers Join Forces with Freedom Communications
While we have relied on the Orange County Register for decades to promote our stores and donation centers as well as sharing news with the community, we recently teamed up with the Orange County Register on a new project. The flagship publication of Freedom Communications, Inc. –publisher of 28 daily newspapers, 23 weekly newspapers, Coast magazine, and several related Internet sites, had a big job to do and we were happy to help… Read more.
Goodwill Means Good Jobs
Goodwill’s sole purpose is to serve a vital need for people in our community that are facing barriers to employment. Those barriers range from physical or developmental disabilities to people who are without a home or they may lack education, or they may face a language barrier or maybe life events have been keeping them from getting on the path to independence… Read more.
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