Author: Steve Niswonger

Following a seven-year incarceration period, would you take the opportunity to visit the father you had not seen in eight years? Robert did . . . with help from a staff member of Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley’s Community Outreach Program (COP). Robert was referred to COP by OhioLink Alvis House in Lima, OH following his... Read more »

  Meet Rick; he is a man who has never let his disability stop him and he doesn’t mind telling anyone he meets.  Rick is employed at the Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley Lebanon Goodwill Store.  He assists with donations and processing items for the sales floor.  Rick was introduced to the Goodwill Store through the... Read more »

  Priscilla was a freshman in high school when she moved to Clark County in 2014.  Entering high school was a very stressful time for Priscilla; her anxiety began to flare up.  Priscilla states “When I was a freshman in high school, I started having really bad anxiety.  The normal stress of high school was... Read more »

  The Girl Scout Cookie Program will be wrapping up soon.  Goodwill Stores a service of Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley has again partnered with local Girl Scouts to provide opportunities to provide cookie booths at selected Goodwill Stores. Girl Scout representatives will be on hand at the following Goodwill Stores: Beavercreek, Bellefontaine, Celina, Centerville, Englewood,... Read more »

Meet Rufus, he found himself unemployed amid the pandemic shut down. Tired of constantly getting no calls back or turned down for jobs, he decided that he needed additional support to gain employment and provide stability for his family. In his first conversation with Miami Valley Works, A service of Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley, (MVW)... Read more »

The Prevention Team at Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley wants to encourage you to be safe with your prescription medications.  Prescription medications play an essential role in our medication treatment.  Medications can help us to lead longer and healthier lives.  Many illnesses can be cured or prevented that were once fatal.  Medications can help us... Read more »

  True or False:   My medications stored within my house are safe because I am the only person that knows where I put the medications and besides most people who misuse medication get it from somewhere other than their home? FALSE. In fact, most people who misuse medications get them from their friends or... Read more »

    December 16 – Dayton, OH – Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley (GESMV) announced today it has received the largest gift in the organization’s history, an unrestricted $10 million dollar gift from author and philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott, to help support the agency’s mission of helping people with disabilities and other disadvantages achieve independence and improve... Read more »

Nothing seems to be better, especially this year, than cranking up the Christmas tunes while making presents for family and friends. To make these, you’ll only need to buy a couple of small items from the Goodwill and grocery store! And, chances are, most of the people on your list will enjoy one, two, or... Read more »

Joe was a professional chef working at Wright State Nutter Center. He was working all kinds of events like concerts, and fundraisers, but the job was taxing. “I would work 14 hours a day depending on how big the event.  I was responsible for cooking and cleaning.  My shift would begin at 8 a.m. and... Read more »