Goodwill Awarded Grant from BJs Charitable Foundation

April 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. recently received a $5,000 grant from the BJ’s Charitable Foundation.  Goodwill will use the grant to support the Goodwill Job-Link program, which helps individuals with employment and family strengthening.

“We are very thankful that the BJ’s Charitable Foundation awarded this grant to us,” says Madison Mitchell, spokesperson for Goodwill. “This will allow us to assist even more people in the Southwest Florida community.”

Thanks to the support of donors, shoppers, and community partners, like BJ’s, Goodwill was able to help over 30,000 people in Southwest Florida in 2012 through programs and services like its L.I.F.E. Academy charter school, a school for students with developmental disabilities.

“The BJ’s Charitable Foundation is dedicated to supporting hunger prevention, self sufficiency, healthcare and education in the communities surrounding our Clubs,” said Jessica Newman, Executive Director of the BJ’s Charitable Foundation. “BJ’s Charitable Foundation donated a total of $748,550 to 114 nonprofit charitable organizations across our footprint during this grant cycle, and we hope these donations benefit the incredible efforts of our partners working to impact the lives of individuals and families and enable them to continue to provide crucial services to those in need.”

About Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. operates 27 Retail & Donation Centers in Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, and Glades counties to provide funding for its mission of helping people with disabilities and disadvantages become more independent.  Supported programs include Job-Link resource centers, youth mentoring and career guidance, transportation assistance, income-sensitive housing for people with disabilities and senior citizens, and the L.I.F.E. Academy Charter School. For more information about Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, visit http://www.goodwillswfl.org.

About BJ’s Charitable Foundation

BJ’s Charitable Foundation was established with the mission to enrich every community BJ’s Wholesale Clubs serve.  The Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that primarily benefit the underprivileged in the area of basic needs (hunger prevention, self-sufficiency, education and health).  For more information about BJ’s Charitable Foundation, please visit, http://www.bjs.com/charity

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