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Antonio Hall, CVS

When Antonio Hall graduated from the Urban Assembly School for Performing Arts and received his diploma at age 18, he needed career direction. He had never worked, was not sure where he could work, or how to get a job. The fact that Antonio had been diagnosed with a Mild

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Angela Bernard, Goodwill Connects Vets

Angela Bernard is a US veteran and a single mom in her early 40s who lives in Bloomfield, NJ with her two daughters. Angela came to Goodwill Connects Vets in early 2022 when her job cut her hours and pay due to the pandemic. She was also facing eviction. Today,

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Robert Sauerwein, Goodwill Connects Vets

Robert Sauerwein , an US army veteran, found himself homeless when his landlord decided to sell the private home where he lived and evicted him and the rest of the tenants without notice. At the time, Robert, who is single in his fifties,    was working at a drugstore and trying

Events

Goodwill Evening of Treasures

Save the date for the Goodwill Evening of Treasures on May 3! Stay tuned for details. Purchase your tickets Learn about our sponsor packages Questions about our sponsor packages? Please contact Julia Marra at jmarra@goodwillny.org. If you can’t join us on May 3, you can still support Goodwill’s mission by making

News

Goodwill NYNJ Featured in Fortune Article

As president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Katy Gaul-Stigge sees economic trends from a unique vantage point. And the view is not particularly pretty at the moment: Shopping and donation trends at the 23-store, secondhand goods chain suggest consumers are gripping their

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Akia Spivey, Goodwill’s Pharmacy Tech Training program

When Akia Spivey graduated from high school in June 2021, she made a decision. She would get a job and break the cycle of poverty and unemployment that had plagued her family. She felt that she had no role models. Akia, a 20-year-old single Black Brooklyn resident who grew up