July, 2019 | Goodwill Industries Suncoast

Goodwill Job Connection Hosting Recruitment Event Aug. 5

Inspired Staffing Solutions seeking housekeeping staff and banquet servers

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. – Goodwill’s Job Connection Center is hosting a recruitment event on Monday, Aug 5, from 10 a.m. – noon for Inspired Staffing Solutions. The company is looking to fill housekeeping attendant and banquet server positions.

The Job Connection Center is inside the Goodwill store at 2550 34^th Street N., St. Petersburg. Applicants should sign in at the Job Connection Center. Interviews will be conducted on site. For more information call 727-321-7337.

The Job Connection Center is operated by Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work. The organization’s successful donated goods retail operation helps support its human services in 10 counties in West Central Florida including employment services, training and job placement for people with disabilities, a children’s literacy program, affordable apartment communities for seniors and people with disabilities, and community corrections programs. For more information, visit www.goodwill-suncoast.org.

Goodwill-Suncoast2019-07-23T13:53:36-04:00July 23rd, 2019|

Goodwill-Suncoast Selected for Synapse Florida and SunTrust Foundation Innovative Solutions Challenge

Innovation Challenge to award $7,000 cash prize to the winner

TAMPA, FLA. July 1, 2019 — Synapse Florida, in partnership through a grant provided by the SunTrust Foundation, is empowering Florida’s most innovative and talented minds to solve today’s business challenges. Back in June, Synapse announced that the SunTrust Foundation would support challenges on behalf of two nonprofit organizations and one for-profit company. After dozens of submissions by local businesses and organizations, Synapse is proud to announce the following winners who will pose a challenge their organization is facing to the innovation community of Florida.

Challenges will be launched on behalf of the following nonprofits:

Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Goodwill-Suncoast seeks not only to maximize the value of donations sold in stores but to operate as efficiently as possible.

YMCA of the Suncoast is seeking solutions to modernize t heir tracking systems for the community health programs they offer throughout the Tampa Bay region.

Orlando-based AireHealth has developed an innovation solution to combat respiratory illnesses. They recently won first place in the Rise of the Rest Orlando pitch competition, which is supported by the Revolution fund led by AOL Co-Founder Steve Case. AireHealth is challenging the community to develop an application to accompany one of their new medical devices.

“Now is when these challenges really get exciting. Over the next eight weeks, we’ll have the brightest and most dynamic talent across the state looking for new and exciting solutions to these challenges,” says Brian Kornfeld, president of Synapse Florida. “The cash prizes are certainly a motivating factor, but the opportunity to change an industry, directly impact our community, and possibly even create new jobs and businesses is where we all win.”

All interested problem solvers, thinkers, creatives, and innovators are invited to submit their solutions on the Synapse website at https://synapsefl.com/suntrust/ by Sept. 6, 2019.

About Synapse Florida

Synapse Florida is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that connects entrepreneurs, talent, investors, corporations, educational institutions, and other stakeholders to accelerate success in Florida’s thriving economies.

About SunTrust Foundation

The SunTrust Foundation is committed to SunTrust Bank’s (NYSE: STI) purpose of Lighting the Way to Financial Well-Being by engaging with local and national organizations to advance financial confidence. Grants and activities focus primarily on financial education, financial counseling, career readiness and Established in 2008, the SunTrust Foundation has proudly provided grants totaling more than $170 million throughout the United States.

About Goodwill-Suncoast
Goodwill Industries-Suncoast is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work. The organization’s successful donated goods retail operation helps support its human services in 10 counties in West Central Florida including employment services, training and job placement for people with disabilities, a children’s literacy program, affordable apartment communities for seniors and people with disabilities, and community corrections programs. For more information, visit www.goodwill-suncoast.org.

Goodwill-Suncoast2019-07-12T15:11:50-04:00July 12th, 2019|

Porch PUNCH!

Hello everyone and Happy Summer!
I hope you all have found a way to stay cool this season! It has been a hot one so far. Speaking of summer, I have been wanting to re-do our back porch for a while now. We have been trying to re-paint the house and porch as well but have not had much success with all the rain. I didn’t want to wait any longer to put my Goodwill finds to use so, here is what I found to spruce up the porch. Enjoy!

BEFORE – my porch was just a dull area with some seat cushions and nothing else.

So, I made a trip to Goodwill to see what I could find to spruce things up and add some color and life! First I found this table decor that was only about $2.16 on Goodwill’s half off color tag sale.
The faux greenery I already had.

This glass vase was just $4.98!

I also picked up the bar stool-turned-plant-stand for $2.98, again with Goodwill’s half off color tag sale!

The finishing touches were two throw pillows I found for $2.98 each at Goodwill, and a rug for $9.98. Here’s my “after” porch…with a PUNCH!

I hope you’re inspired to go take a look at your local Goodwill and see what you can find to change the look of an area of your home.

Most of all, have fun with it!

Goodwill-Suncoast2019-07-12T14:17:55-04:00July 12th, 2019|

Job Connection Center Now Open Inside Riverview Goodwill Store

Center offers free assistance to job seekers and employers

RIVERVIEW, FLA. – Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc. has opened a Job Connection Center inside its new Superstore at 10739 Big Bend Rd. in Riverview offering free services to job seekers and employers.

The center is a place where job seekers can access resources and develop skills that can lead to greater employment success. Goodwill employment specialists offer guidance through the career exploration and job search process. The center also offers computer access, assistance with cover letter and resume development, and skill builder workshops on topics such as Job Seeking Techniques, Mastering the Interview and Computer Basics.

In addition, the center is a place for job seekers or others to simply get answers regarding local services – such as where to find childcare, transportation, and training.

The center also assists local businesses by hosting recruitment events in the adjacent Community Room.

The Riverview Job Connection Center is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Visit www.goodwill-suncoast.org/job-connection-center/ for more information and a schedule of workshops. To inquire about Job Connection Center services, e-mail JobConnection@goodwill-suncoast.com or call 813-302-9405 for the Riverview location and 727-321-7337 for the St. Pete location.

The Riverview location is the second Job Connection Center operated by Goodwill-Suncoast. The first is inside the Goodwill store at 2550 34^th St. N. in St. Petersburg.

Job Connection Centers are funded by Goodwill through proceeds from donations and sales at Goodwill stores.

Goodwill Industries-Suncoast is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work. The organization’s successful donated goods retail operation helps support its human services in 10 counties in West Central Florida including employment services, training and job placement for people with disabilities, a children’s literacy program, affordable apartment communities for seniors and people with disabilities, and community corrections programs. For more information, visit www.goodwill-suncoast.org.

Goodwill-Suncoast2019-07-12T14:33:56-04:00July 11th, 2019|