How Much Can Your Goodwill Gift Help Community Members?

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How Much Can Your Goodwill Gift Help Community
Members?
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• Whether youre donating to a thrift store, or
  shopping in one, you might not always be aware of
  just how far our donation can go towards helping
  the most vulnerable and under privileged members
  of your very own community.
• From getting rid of clutter, to saving money or
  looking for a tax write-off, there are many
  reasons to visit your local thrift store or make
  a charitable donation to it, and if youve always
  wanted to do more for your community but felt
  helpless as to how go about it, this can provide
  you with a wonderfully rewarding opportunity to
  do exactly that.

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• Thrift stores provide hope
• While thrift stores are undoubtedly the perfect
  place to pick up affordable, used items, they
  also serve as a place where people in the
  community can get help, advice, training and even
  job opportunities to help them get back on their
  feet, and gain a sense of pride, purpose and
  achievement.
• Helping to empower individuals from a variety of
  backgrounds to assess their skills and find
  meaningful, reliable employment, thrifty
  organizations rely on donations and the
  generosity of people just like you, and every
  item you donate or purchase, really can make a
  difference.

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• Employment and training opportunities you could
  help fund
• By calling in to your local thrift store and
  donating some items or making a purchase, you can
  help that organization raise funds to pay for
  computers, classrooms, stationary and even vital
  programs such as those listed below
• Computer training whether an individual needs
  basic computer training, or a more advanced
  program, there can be no denying that computers
  are a part of all of our lives nowadays, and
  getting ahead in life, almost always involves
  having at least some basic computer knowledge.

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• Soft skills training soft skills such as
  empathy and leadership are vital for anyone
  wanting to make a success of their life, and
  nowhere is this more apparent than in the
  workplace.
• Connecting people with employers with a central
  network of employers, goodwill organizations can
  help connect the right people to the right jobs,
  and even make them aware of positions they might
  not have known were available to them.
• Teaching interview skills interviews can be
  stressful and often bring out the worst in us,
  but with a little training, jobseekers can learn
  how to present their best side and come away with
  an amazing career opportunity.

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• A strong thrift store makes for a strong
  community
• By doing something charitable for a neighbor - or
  even for someone youve never met and may never
  meet, such as by donating to, or buying from a
  thrift store you can empower someone who may be
  down on their luck, or help lift someone from a
  life of poverty and suffering.
• Every time you donate to a thrift store or shop
  in one, you can make your philanthropy, your
  strength. Stronger individuals make for stronger
  communities, and strength in numbers can be a
  wonderful thing.

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• Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi is a non
  profit organization with donation centres
  thrift Stores in Gulfport and 9 other cities in
  South Mississippi. We work to enhance the dignity
  and quality of life of individuals and families
  by strengthening communities, eliminating
  barriers to opportunity and helping people in
  need reach their full potential through learning
  and the power of work. Donations are our driving
  force, and without community support, Goodwill
  Industries of South Mississippi would not be able
  to achieve our mission. Visit our Goodwill
  clothing thrift stores near Gulfport to do your
  thrift shopping or to know more visit or website
  https//www.goodwillsms.org/