Goodwill Industries of Northern New England unleashes the human potential and enriches the quality of life within our communities by eliminating barriers to opportunity and to independence. info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) website@goodwillnne.org (Calvin Gilbert) en-us http://www.goodwillnne.org Copyright 2008 Goodwill Industries of Northern New England http://www.goodwillnne.org/images/Goodwill_logo_400px.jpg http://www.goodwillnne.org <p><a href="http://capital.villagesoup.com/commbriefs/story.cfm?storyID=167239"><strong>From the Village Soup:</strong></a></p> <p>AUGUSTA (July 15, 09): The Maine Commission for Community Service announced results of its 2009 grants competition, with $500,000 being awarded to five organizations funding 44 new AmeriCorps members that will be placed across the state to address comp info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=117 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=117 <p> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel="File-List" href=&qu info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=116 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=116 <p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator" /> <link href="file:///C:DOCUME~1MSmit info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=115 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=115 <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">CA$H Greater Portland, managed by United Way of Greater Portland, is a partnership of community leaders and industry experts helping families and individuals achieve long term financial stability by offering free tax preparation to qualified filers during tax season, bringing finan info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=114 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=114 <p><font>Summer greetings!  Goodwill is in the process of planning a variety of classes and workshops throughout Northern New England.  Would you like to learn how to make a shawl out of an old sweater?  Need tips on accessorizing with scarves?  Want to learn how to buy work clothes on a budget?</font></p> <p><font>We are looking for answers to these questio info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=113 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=113 <p><span style="font-weight: bold">Goodwill Awards LearningWorks $88,000 in Stimulus Money to Create 22 Jobs Weatherizing Maine Homes</span><br /> <br style="font-style: italic" /> <span style="font-style: italic">LearningWorks to employ 22 at-risk youth to weatherize 20 – 25 units of housing as part of the Governor’s Weatherizati info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=109 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=109 From the website of Senator Olympia Snowe:Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced that the Department of Labor is awarding a total of $1.3 million in YouthBuild grants to Goodwill Industries of Northern New England in Lewiston and Portland West YouthBuild."The YouthBuild program enables at-risk youth to get an education, gain vital job training, and better their communities," Senators Snowe and Collins said. "We are pleased to info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=110 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=110 <font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" size="2" color="#000000" face="Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="" src="http://www.goodwillnne.org/images/independance-website-banner.jpg" width=525 align="center">From June 4 through July 6, Goodwill will be hosting ou info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=106 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=106 <font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" size="2" color="#000000" face="Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"><img alt="" src="http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i312/zeek1979/Summer2009RetailPoster.jpg" align="left">Summer will soon be here and it's time to stock info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=107 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=107  Goodwill would like to congratulate the three  winners of our recent GIVE GREEN – GO  GREEN raffle fundraiser!   Teena R. from Portsmouth, NH and Betty C.     from Bowdoinham, Maine each won a $250   Visa Gift Card.   And, Tara K. from Portland, Maine was our   grand prize winner of the $500 gift card.  Con info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=108 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=108 Goodwill is soliciting proposals to provide a weatherization program for 22 youth between the ages of 18 through 24 for the Workforce Investment Act service area Local Area IV (York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Waldo and Knox counties).  The project goals are as follows:•    To use Recovery Act money to recruit, train and place 22 Workforce Investment Act-eligible youth ages 18 through 24 into weatherization teams (June through September 09)&a info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=104 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=104 Goodwill Industries of Northern New England on behalf of Coastal Counties Workforce Board, is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for summer youth employment worksites.  We are seeking worksites in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo Counties.  We plan to serve 200 youth throughout this region.  The period for the Summer Youth Employment Program is for June 8, 2009 through September 30, 2009.  Worksite proposals can be of any info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=105 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=105 May 3-9 is Goodwill Industries Week and May 9-16 is AmeriCorps Week.In this tough economy, Goodwill Industries of Northern New England is working.  Goodwill is putting people to work by providing job training skills and supported employment; we are providing critical support services; and we are helping people eliminate barriers to opportunity and independence. Our AmeriCorps program places volunteers in non-profit organizations, volunteer fire departments, and other first resp info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=101 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=101 <p><img alt="" align="left" src="http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i312/zeek1979/PortlandBuyLocalLogo.jpg" />Each year, <a target="_blank" href="http://portlandbuylocal.org/index.php">Portland Buy Local</a>, which supports independent local businesses and non-profit organizations to build community economic strength,  hosts the <a t info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=102 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=102 Kristine Schuman, Manager of the BRAC Transition Center (BTC) at the Naval Air Station Brunswick (NASB) was recently honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration with a Special Recognition Award for her service to Maine’s Veterans and Families for her work on behalf of Maine’s Veterans.<br><br>Since 2007, Kristine has worked to identify training needs for military spouses so they can remain competitive in new labor markets, as the info@goodwillnne.org (Goodwill Industries of Northern New England) http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=103 http://www.goodwillnne.org/news/article.php?id=103