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Career Path Program: “Bring Your A Game to Work”

By community, Goodwill News, Grants, Mission Services, Workforce Development

Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio, Inc. recently had its Career Path Program renewed by Lucas County Job & Family Services for another year.  This program provides job development services to individuals that qualify for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). 

Part of the process involves participants receiving character development training to provide them with the skills to have successful work careers.  Twice each month, the participants have a training session where they receive a class taught by Tisha Carroll and her team, a curriculum entitled “Bring Your A Game To Work”.  The participants receive instruction on the “7 values that will make every employer want to hire them and fight to keep them.”

The classes are a prerequisite to moving forward in the Career Path Program.  The participants have open discussion on such topics as Attitude, Attendance, Appearance, Ambition, Accountability, Acceptance and Appreciation.  The participants openly discuss the topics and learn the importance of each topic and the practical application at work.  The classes have been extremely popular and successful.  Good training team Goodwill!

Mission Moment: Focus on Goodwill’s Workforce Development Team-Stay the Course

By Goodwill News, Grants, News For You, Reentry Program, Workforce Development


The Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ) recently gave the 2020 Community Reentry Award to Willie Knighten. NABCJ states that “This award is given to a person or group who works tirelessly in the community to bring about justice for all. They work with persons who are recently released from incarceration and are struggling with their reentry. They show an unwavering commitment to helping others regardless of the cost.”

Willie has been a Reentry Navigator with Goodwill since 2016. In that time, he has worked with countless returning citizens to help guide them through the process of getting their license reinstated, obtaining industry-recognized credentials, and securing gainful employment. He has definitely displayed “an unwavering commitment” and is most deserving of this prestigious award. Congratulations, Willie!