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When you shop at #Goodwill, you bring home more than a purrrfect addition to your kitchen. You also bring so much good to your community. 💙 #BringGoodHome goodwill.org/finds https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnq05aQAtr9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13k85ak2d0x39

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Make the most of your #summer with a few great #DIY ideas! Visit our profile link or go to bit.ly/1xXfD9q for the full blog! ⛱️ #GoodwillFinds #Thrift #SummerFashion #Thrifted

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Make the most of your #summer with a few great #DIY ideas! Visit our profile link or go to bit.ly/1xXfD9q for the full blog! ⛱️ #GoodwillFinds #Thrift #SummerFashion #Thrifted

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Make the most of your #summer with a few great #DIY ideas! Visit our profile link or go to bit.ly/1xXfD9q for the full blog! ⛱️ #GoodwillFinds #Thrift #SummerFashion #Thrifted

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Find the right look for your #festival adventures at your local #Goodwill! Visit bit.ly/2bAn9Zk for the full blog. ✌️😎🎵

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Shop #Goodwill for all your #festivalfashion needs this summer! goodwill.org/locator 😎🎵

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What are your #spring must-haves? We love bold #earrings! Stand out this season with some help from #Goodwill: bit.ly/find_gw #GoodwillFinds #Thrifted #SpringFashion #Thrift #Accessories

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ACTION ALERT: 

Act NOW to Protect Real Workforce Development in #SNAP Employment and Training Programs! Click to easily send your representatives a message.

(It doesn't take much to make a big difference - follow @GoodwillCapHill on Twitter!)

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Get ready to #declutter with these 6 simple steps! Make space and #reorganize in no time, plus when you #donate with #Goodwill you also help people find jobs in your community. 💙 #springcleaning #getorganized #givingback @loriemarrero

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In 2017:

38.6 million people accessed services provided by local Goodwill organizations to advance their careers and overcome employment barriers.

Goodwills placed more than 288,000 people into employment.

More than 54,000 veterans were served by Goodwill organizations

Goodwill organizations served more than 225,000 people with a disability.

Local Goodwills earned the trust of over 105 million donors.

Nonprofit organizations like Goodwill make an impact and are vital to local communities. Please ask Congress to support expanding charitable giving incentives!

Follow the link to quickly and easily send your lawmakers a letter: https://bit.ly/2J5X9Au

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Today is Virtual Advocacy Day! Ask Congress to protect funding for job training programs, expand charitable giving incentives, and to reauthorize SNAP E&T programs that work.

Follow the link to quickly and easily send your lawmakers a letter: https://bit.ly/2J5X9Au

Remember, virtual advocacy makes a real difference! It doesn’t matter if you get involved today, or tomorrow, or in weeks or months to come - but please, get involved, stay involved.

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Are you waiting for next year — the 2018 midterms — to cast your first vote against the Trump/GOP agenda?

You might not have to wait that long.

We researched every election coming up next month, and we found that at least 100 million Americans have a state, city, or district election on November 7. That’s about 1 out of every 3 people nationwide!

We’ve compiled a handy list of these elections. Find out whether you have an election, and make your plan for voting. (If you live in Virginia or Washington state, check out our website for more info about these crucial elections — and donate to help Flippable candidates win.)

Statewide Elections

94 million Americans have statewide elections on November 7. There are lots of seats at stake in New Jersey and Virginia (including the governor and the state legislature), while other states have ballot initiatives on major issues like healthcare and criminal justice:

Maine: Ballot measure to expand Medicaid, plus 4 more

New Jersey: Governor, Lt. Governor, all 120 state legislative seats

New York: Ballot measure to call a state constitutional convention, plus 2 more

Ohio: Ballot measures on criminal justice and drug prices

Pennsylvania: State judicial elections (Supreme, Superior, and Commonwealth Courts)

Texas: Ballot measures (7 total)

Virginia: Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, all 100 seats in the State House

Washington state: Ballot measure on property tax, plus 2 more

City Elections

Some of America’s biggest cities have important elections this year — for mayor, city council, district attorney, & more:

Atlanta (GA): Mayor and city council

Aurora (CO): City council

Boise (ID): City council

Boston (MA): Mayor and city council

Buffalo (NY): Mayor and city court

Charlotte (NC): Mayor and city council

Cincinnati (OH): Mayor and city council

Cleveland (OH): Mayor and city council

Columbus (OH): City council, city attorney, and city auditor

Detroit (MI): Mayor, city clerk, and city council

Durham (NC): Mayor and city council

Greensboro (NC): Mayor and city council

Jersey City (NJ): Mayor and city council

Miami (FL): Mayor and city council

Minneapolis (MN): Mayor and city council

New York City (NY): Mayor, city council, comptroller, public advocate, and borough presidents

Orlando (FL): City council

Philadelphia (PA): District attorney and city controller

Pittsburgh (PA): Mayor and city council

Raleigh (NC): Mayor and city council

Seattle (WA): Mayor and city council

St. Petersburg (FL): Mayor and city council

St. Paul (MN): Mayor

Wichita (KS): City council

Congressional and Legislative Seats

There are 220 state legislative seats up for grabs in New Jersey & Virginia, plus 30 seats in other states across the country. Heads up, Utah: you have a U.S. Congressional election!

Georgia: State Senate districts 6 and 39, State House districts 4, 26, 42, 60, 89, 117, and 119

Maine: State House district 56

Massachusetts: State House districts Berkshire 1 and Essex 3

Michigan: State House districts 1 and 109

Mississippi: State House districts 38 and 54

Missouri: State Senate district 8, State House districts 23 and 151

New Hampshire: State House districts Hillsborough 15 and Sullivan 1

New Jersey: All 120 state legislative seats

South Carolina: State House district 113

Utah: 3rd Congressional district

Virginia: All 100 seats in the State House

Washington: State Senate districts 7, 31, 37, 45, and 48, State House districts 7, 31, and 48.

Make your voting plan

If you don’t see your state or town listed here, don’t assume you can’t vote on November 7. Follow these steps to make sure you’re ready on Election Day:

Check your registration.

Search for your local elections office.

Make a plan to vote (find your polling place, arrange a ride, put Election Day in your calendar).

There are even more elections in the month after Election Day (most notably the U.S. Senate race in Alabama on December 12). If you don’t have an election, you probably know someone who does. Reach out & encourage them to vote!

These off-year elections often see low turnout and razor-thin margins, so every vote is important. We aren’t waiting for 2018 to start winning big — and you don’t have to, either.

UPDATE: Since publishing, we’ve added three more state legislative races to our list: New York Assembly districts 27 and 71, and New York State Senate district 27.

*How did we get to 100 million? We added up the populations of all the states, cities, and districts with elections on Nov. 7, 2017. You can check our math on Statistical Atlas.

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True or False? Goodwill does not have an "owner".

TRUE! Local Goodwill organizations are nonprofits working to strengthen their individual communities, and each is governed by their own board of directors.

Stand with us against misinformation and learn more about Goodwill: goodwill.org

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Google.org and Goodwill® have announced the launch of the Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator℠! Funded by a $10 million grant from Google.org and with the assistance of 1,000 Google volunteers, this new Goodwill initiative will equip more than 1 million people to receive vital digital skills training over the next 3 years. Together, Goodwill and Google.org are joining forces to bring people to the frontline of the changing workforce, and transform their lives: goo.gl/1qRoQD

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Her entire life, Brenda Leake has been told what she can’t do. Diagnosed at birth with cerebral palsy, a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination, she was told she would never drive, have children or graduate high school. She’s proven each one of those “nevers” wrong.

She has had a driver’s license and been driving successfully for the past 25 years. Brenda also has two sons, now ages 20 and 17.

In 2014, she enrolled at The Excel Center and began working at our Avon store. She graduated in January 2017 and plans to pursue a pharmacy technician certification. 

Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana

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Brenda overcame obstacles and achieved her goals with some help from Goodwill. Read her inspiring story.

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Be a hero and strengthen your community! Swing into your local Goodwill and shop #HeroStyle: http://bit.ly/find_gw 🕷❤️