Provided by Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas<\/p>\n
LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) – Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas (GINWT) will host an inaugural Signing Day on Friday, June 26, at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate the launch of the Pathways to Success Program, a new workforce development initiative serving students from Estacado High School.<\/p>\n
The event will take place at Difference Maker\u2019s Fellowship, located at 517 N. Zenith, Lubbock, TX 79403, where 12 junior and senior students will officially sign their contracts to begin the program when the 2026-2027 school year begins in August.<\/p>\n
Through the Pathways to Success Project, participating students will gain hands-on experience through paid internships at the Goodwill East Lubbock Retail Center. Each intern will earn $13 per hour while also receiving high school credit for their work. In addition to on-the-job training, students will engage in leadership development and career readiness education through Goodwill\u2019s Career Resource Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis program represents an important investment in the future of East Lubbock,\u201d said Robin Raney, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas. \u201cIn partnership with Lubbock Independent School District, we are combining paid work experience, education, and leadership development to equip these students with the skills and confidence they need to build meaningful careers and achieve long-term success.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Signing Day event marks the official kickoff of the program and celebrates the students as they take an important step toward workforce readiness and personal growth. Community members, partners, and supporters are invited to attend and recognize the inaugural cohort.<\/p>\n
For more information about Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas or the Pathways to Success Program, please call (806) 744-0440 or email Shannon Spencer at sspencer@ginwtx.org<\/a> or visit goodwillnwtexas.org<\/a> .<\/p>\n Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas (GINWT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Goodwill is where donations become training, training becomes employment, and employment becomes opportunity\u2014strengthening our local economy. And when you donate and shop at Goodwill, you help fund the Goodwill Career Resource Centers, providing free training and support that help people build skills, find jobs, and grow their careers. Goodwill is committed to empowering people to get jobs with higher earnings through free Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Computer Skills Training, Career Enhancement Seminars, and other employment-related services. For more information, visit www.goodwillnwtexas.org<\/a> or call 806.744.8419.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Provided by Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) – Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas (GINWT)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350741,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-350740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}