Press Releases

SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL – Goodwill Manasota has made significant moves to beef up its Veterans Services Program. The nonprofit organization has hired three new team members to staff its Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP), promoted an existing team member to a new role, and shifted a former career services employee to assist in non-HVRP... more»

SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL – Goodwill Manasota and Michael’s On East invite the public to the most anticipated event of the season: the Mardi Gras Gala. This event features amazing authentic Cajun food, open bar, fabulous live auction items, New Orleans-style music, and dancing. The 2018 Mardi Gras Gala will take place on February 8, 6-9 p.m. at... more»

BRADENTON, FL – Goodwill Manasota is launching a new partnership with Replay Outreach in an effort to help at-risk youth in our community. The organizations will combine their respective expertise in career services and youth outreach to provide job training and shadowing, and the opportunity for part-time jobs, with the goal of helping teens get on... more»

SARASOTA, FL - Local business owner Danny Campos-Lopez has found a special way to give back to deserving area veterans. Campos-Lopez, owner of Sharp Cuts Barbershop in downtown Sarasota, reached out to Goodwill Manasota's Veteran Services Program team in early December, offering to provide free haircuts to veterans in need. Eric Davis, who served for 10... more»

SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL – Donna Evans, Goodwill Manasota’s director of donation development and White Glove Service, was recently honored as the “Business Partner of the Year” by The REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee (RASM). Evans has been an active member of the group since 2010; during the association’s annual... more»

SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL – The holidays are a time of plenty, with gift giving and generosity enhancing the warmth of the season. For many, however, “plenty” can turn into “too much,” as existing clutter is exacerbated by holiday shopping and the influx of presents from friends and loved ones. To encourage a clutter-free 2018,... more»

BRADENTON, FL – In mid-December, children at The McKay Academy in Bradenton – a private school managed by Goodwill Manasota – were treated to an extra-special celebration in advance of Christmas. The students enjoyed gifts, elves, face painting, and a visit by the famous bearded gift giver, Santa Claus, as part of the “Flight to the... more»

BRADENTON, FL – In collaboration with Goodwill Manasota's Veterans Service Program, the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) held a special two-day training event featuring Bret Anderson of h2 Communication, LLC. Anderson presented his curriculum on employment placement and retention for hard-to-serve veterans. This training, which took... more»