Rockville, MD (Vocus) 29 September 2010

Lumina Foundation for Education announced today announced a grant of 0000 Goodwill Industries International to the Community College / Career support collaboration, better known as the project C4. The collaboration was in 2009 launched and includes Goodwill Industries International, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), the Aspen Institute, Jobs for the future, community colleges and three local pilot partnerships with Goodwill success, reproducible models in Northern Virginia, San Antonio, TX, and Winston-Salem, NC. With 37 million adults under 25 years? 64A? About 20 percent of working age populationa? After the visit but never earned a college degree or a title to this effort a second chance, the adults could provide a big boost for the nation to be? s goal to significantly increase college graduation and further development of the nation? Employee productivity s.

aim of the project is the C4 college and career success for thousands of vulnerable people who lack a college or career, by giving them access to education, vocational training, raise specific services and support. The project will involve access to 30 new partnerships with the aim of promoting community colleges 20 new partnerships of good will in the implementation of elements of the three models.


?

Goodwill ® organizations have strong partnerships with institutions of the particular investment objectives, firms and companies – the people share in employment and provide other supports for people with difficulties in finding jobs within their communities, â? Said Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. â? Based on the teaching skills of community colleges, the goodwill will be able effectively to the needs of workers with financial difficulties by providing them with financing access to financial aid for a college education, and the progress on diplomas and certificates training. > Â ????

C4 project combines the forces of the nation? two main delivery systems for low-income people by building a foundation to support the family, a convenient way to provide investment advice, access education and training. For over 30 years, America? 1100 S community colleges have struggled to win and to satisfy a growing number of America? S 61 million adults aged over 25 who have not graduated from college. Once the new community college or goodwill partnerships are created, thousands of adults have the opportunity to participate in college programs and careers.

â? There is increasing evidence that adults who went to college but not graduated are looking for a second chance, but you have â the right kind of information and motivation to help them succeed? ? Said Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO of Lumina Foundation for Education. â? This essential work directly targeted our goal to increase the proportion of Americans with degrees of quality or the identification of 60 percent by 2025. Given the demographic development and success in young adults, it is highly unlikely that the nation’s growing need for workers with a college education just by concentrating only on the last graduates.â school? ?

During the first year of the C4, the two organizations to focus on those most in need, including single parents, veterans, people with criminal backgrounds, the return of adult workers and those with only a high school diploma.

abstracts of all subsidies,

visit www.luminafoundation.org view.
MEDIA CONTACT

:

Lauren Lawson


Goodwill Industries International

Phone: (240) 333-5266

Lauren.Lawson (at) Goodwill (dot) org

Adam Shapiro


Lipman Hearne, on behalf of Lumina Foundation for Education

Phone: (202) 457-8100

ashapiro (at) lipmanhearne (dot) com

About Goodwill Industries International

Goodwill Industries International is a network of 165 community organizations in the United States and Canada with 14 subsidiaries in 13 other countries. Goodwill is in North America five most valuable brands and non-profit as well as a leading social services (Source: Cone-profit brand performance 100, 2009). Goodwill agencies are innovative and sustainable social enterprises to fund the training, job placement and other programs of the community by selling donated clothing and household items to over 2,400 retail outlets and online at shopgoodwill.com. Local organizations of good will also generate revenue and create jobs through contracts with business and government on a wide range of commercial services, including packaging and assembly, food service preparation, and document imaging and shredding. In 2009, nearly 2 million people in the United States and Canada benefited from Goodwill career services. Goodwill channels 83 percent of its revenues directly into its programs and services. To find a location near you www.goodwill.org goodwill, use the online locator, or call (800) 741-0186. Twitter: @ GoodwillIntl. Facebook GoodwillIntl.


About Lumina Foundation


Lumina Foundation for Education to the schooling and more graduates required by the university? particularly low-income students of color, first generation students and adult learners. Our goal is to keep increasing the percentage of Americans, the high quality of degrees and diplomas to 60 percent by 2025. Lumina is pursuing that goal in three ways: by identifying and promoting effective practice through the promotion of public policy and the use of our communications and power convening of a public desire to create a change.

URL: www.luminafoundation.org

Twitter: @ luminafound, @ Goal2025

You can also follow on Twitter CEO Lumina

For more information, contact Lucy Anderson at (317) 951-5316

>

clear = “all”
Contacts at low prices