Press Releases

SARASOTA, FL – On March 26, the National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter (NASW-FL), Sarasota/Manatee Unit recognized Goodwill Manasota’s director of Veterans Services, C.J. Bannister, as its 2018 Public Citizen of the Year. The award, which was presented during NASW-FL’s annual awards dinner at Libby’s Café,... more»

SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL – Goodwill Manasota and ITN SunCoast have partnered on the fundraising and awareness campaign “Be the One – Let’s Go Places.” The mission of the campaign is to raise money and awareness of the resources available in the community to help seniors or adults with vision challenges, who are limited or... more»

SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL – National Financial Literacy Month is recognized every year in April in the U.S. to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach Americans to establish and maintain healthy financial habits. For the past 15 years, Goodwill Manasota has been committed to promoting financial literacy and ensuring that individuals... more»

SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL – It’s an annual rite of spring: as warmer weather arrives, most Americans will take time to declutter and spruce up their homes. A 2017 poll by Sparefoot, a self-storage industry news site, found that 78 percent of Americans plan to tackle spring cleaning projects, spending an average of four days on the process. And more... more»

BRADENTON, FL – On March 7, Bryan Jacobs, an advisor on Goodwill Manasota’s Veterans Services Program team, spoke at the South Florida Veteran Entrepreneurship Forum in Miami. Organized by Vetpreneur, an organization created to support and empower veterans in entrepreneurial endeavors, the event showcased firsthand accounts of the U.S. military... more»

SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL – Goodwill Manasota and the Children’s Guardian Fund are partnering on a new initiative, “Celebrate You,” with the goal of brightening the birthdays of children in foster care. Thanks to generous donors John and Robin Sullivan and Maureen and Jack Higgins, the program will provide children in foster care with... more»

BRADENTON, FL – Goodwill Manasota and Take Stock in Children of Manatee County have joined forces to create a scholarship program for the children of deceased or disabled veterans. The partnership is dedicated to serving the families of service members from all branches of the armed forces who have died or become disabled as a result of their military... more»

SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL – Goodwill Manasota recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of its Job Connection location at Turning Points. The organizations have partnered in an effort to provide access to Goodwill’s free career services for community members who are homeless or at-risk. Located at the Bill Galvano One Stop Center in Bradenton,... more»