Courtesy Goodwill Central Illinois
Goodwill donation drop-off locations and retail stores are ubiquitous. Less obvious is the nonprofit’s job placement services that assist job seekers with everything from resume writing, online applications and mock interviews to new uniforms and transportation.
Johanna Wagner is the assistant director for employment and veterans services for Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois. She said Gov. JB Pritzker’s March stay-at-home order forced an immediate online pivot.
“So quickly, we had to start transforming into this virtual world,” said Wagner. “It’s affected us greatly – some in good ways because we are now virtual and in person.”
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Five
The number of times the United States has successfully landed a rover on Mars. Perseverance became the fifth rover to touch down on the Red Planet Thursday after a journey of 480 million kilometres.