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Hiring event for NEW Sioux Center Goodwill store set for Jan. 16th

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Are you ready to start the new year with a new career?

Goodwill of the Great Plains will be opening its newest retail store in Sioux Center soon, but first, we need to fill that store with GREAT team members like you!

You’re invited to a hiring event on THURSDAY, JAN. 16^th at the site of our future store, 1481 2^nd AVE. SW, from 11:00AM – 6:00PM.

We’ve got full and part-time positions to fill, so bring your resume and be ready for an on-the-spot job interview.

Plus, the FIRST 25 APPLICANTS from 11:00AM – 1:00PM and 4:00PM – 6:00PM will get a FREE MEAL GIFT CARD to the LOS TULIPANES restaurant, located just a few blocks away.

Working at Goodwill is just as fun as shopping there!

Our employees earn a competitive wage, along with multiple benefits like health insurance, 401k, paid time off and more – all while making a difference in our communities!

If you’re unable to make this hiring event, you can always apply for open positions at Goodwill of the Great Plains anytime online at www.goodwillgreatplains.org/apply.

Start 2025 with a NEW CAREER AT GOODWILL!

Goodwill Outlet Center now open SEVEN DAYS A WEEK!

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A big blue bin full of goods for sale, located at the Goodwill of the Great Plains Outlet Center in Sioux City.

Attention Siouxland – starting in January of 2025, you’ll have two more deal-hunting days each week!

Starting Monday, January 6^th, the Goodwill of the Great Plains Outlet Center at 3100 W. 4^th St. in Sioux City will be open EVERY DAY! That means shoppers can find bargains in those famous big blue bins SEVEN DAYS A WEEK!

The Outlet Center will be open from 10AM – 8PM MONDAY-SATURDAY and from 10AM – 6PM on SUNDAYS!

The Outlet Center is the only place in town where household goods and more are sold for just $1.59 PER POUND! Books are sold for $1.00 per pound, glass items are $.75 per pound and metal items are sold for only $.80 per pound! NEW MERCHANDISE is brought in SEVERAL TIMES DAILY!

The Outlet Center gives donated items that haven’t sold yet a second chance, helping Goodwill maximize donations and divert these items from landfills. Just like any other Goodwill store, every time you shop at the Outlet Center you’re helping support Goodwill’s mission of building independence through employment, training, and community support.

Goodwill awarded $50,000 Missouri River Historical Development grant to help cover Mission Services Center construction costs

Goodwill was one of 26 organizations to receive grant money

Goodwill of the Great Plains was awarded a $50,000 Missouri River Historical Development Impact Match Grant during a ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 24th at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Sioux City.

The money will go toward the construction of Goodwill’s new Mission Services Center, a more than 20,000-sq-ft, state-of-the-art net zero building.

The first-of-its-kind in the area, the new building will use solar panels and geothermal heating and cooling technology and be the new home of Goodwill’s Sioux City Job Center and Integrated Day Services, both programs that help adults gain more rewarding and independent lives.

The Mission Services Center is currently being built across the street from Goodwill’s main Support Center on W. 4^th St. in Sioux City.

During the ceremony, Missouri River Historical Development awarded grants to 26 organizations, totaling $1.25 million, narrowed down from a list of 44 applicants.

Goodwill of the Great Plains donates more than $13,000 to American Red Cross flood relief efforts

Goodwill customers ‘Round up at the Register’ for flood relief

During a presentation on Thursday, Aug. 8th in Sioux City, Goodwill of the Great Plains donated $13,619.57 to the American Red Cross – Disaster Response: Spring Storms and Floods.

Throughout July, “round up” donations received from Goodwill of the Great Plains’ customers as part of the ‘Round up at the Register’ drive were collected to be donated to the American Red Cross to support those affected by extreme flooding in June.

“As those affected by the flooding experienced a physical and emotionally exhausting process of rebuilding their lives, Goodwill wanted to help contribute toward the community outreach efforts,” said Briget Solomon, President & CEO of Goodwill of the Great Plains. “I’m constantly amazed by the compassion and kindness throughout our organization and in the communities we get to call home.”

In addition to the ‘Round up at the Register’ initiative, Goodwill distributed additional store vouchers to agencies within the communities we serve that provide disaster relief.

Goodwill’s mission is to build independence for the people it serves through employment, training and community support.

In 2023, Goodwill of the Great Plains served 33,049 people throughout its four-state region.

Goodwill to expand services in South Dakota

Day Services will now be offered in Rapid City

After more than a decade of providing employment skills training to help people with barriers find successful employment in Rapid City, Goodwill is pleased to announce it will be expanding services offered in South Dakota to include Day Services.

What are Day Services?

Goodwill helps people with intellectual disabilities meet personal goals and grow as individuals, teaching daily living skills, goal setting, socialization and offering community engagement in a fun, energetic setting – a chance to go out and be part of the community.

These expanded services come after Goodwill went through a two-and-a-half-year certification process to earn Community Support Provider status through the State of South Dakota. In May, Goodwill obtained Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) accreditation.