Goodwill (36th and L Street)

[Coyote]

Goodwill announces expansion into South Omaha



Goodwill is expanding into South Omaha with a retail store and donation center as well as a job-training facility

[TheSeventhBrat]

Goodwill announces expansion into South Omaha



Goodwill is expanding into South Omaha with a retail store and donation center as well as a job-training facility

It's nice to see the old Stockyards Hy-Vee will finally be something.

[Coyote]

Graci is Goodwill



Elizabeth Grace, or “Graci” as she’s often known, was a normal teenage girl: She was on sports teams, played saxophone in marching band, and sang alto in her high school choir.

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South Omaha opens new Goodwill job training site to help increase employment



Goodwill’s new training site could provide a solution to those in South Omaha who have struggled to be fully employed after the pandemic. “We have circumstances where people are unemployed but still underemployed maybe are employed or part of a low-income job,” Douglas County Commissioner Roger Garcia said. South Omaha is known as a hardworking community, but data collected from Goodwill showed more than 42,000 people in this area are currently living below the poverty line.

Goodwill is staying true to their mission which is to help people get education and work training. “Our vision for this location is to create a space the community can come and take advantage of,” said Tobi Mathouser, the CEO of South Omaha’s Goodwill. As people walk into the new site, they’ll notice opportunity is all around. At every corner, there are different types of training rooms. “Goodwill just offers one service and that is with a focus on employment readiness and employment training,” Mathouser said.

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Goodwill Omaha hosts grand opening celebration for new south Omaha location

Omaha's newest Goodwill location hosted a grand opening celebration Saturday to invite guests to check out the new store. “We have worked super hard over the last two years and finally getting this store open and getting to this moment,” said Tobi Mathouser, CEO and president of Goodwill Omaha. “So, we’re very excited about it.” Officials with Goodwill say this new location received large numbers of shoppers, making it already one of the leading locations in the metro. Guests were able to enjoy some free food, prize giveaways, and face painting.


Goodwill unveils new South Omaha training center on Tuesday

A new Goodwill training center was unveiled on Tuesday in South Omaha. The center near 36th and L Street will provide free specialized training programs for people in Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue and surrounding areas. The goal is to remove financial and accessibility barriers to professional development and advancing careers. Goodwill Omaha's President and CEO Tobi Mathouser says the new center's possible because of shoppers and donors.

[Brad]

I had a photo shoot at this newer Goodwill location this morning. The store is fairly typical, but the training center is top notch. I'm guessing the training center is double the size of the store and nicely done.